Photo was taken at Lourdes, in France

Fireworks tell their own story and always mark a special and significant occasion. The start of a new year is one such moment and as we start this new year, wishing God’s many blessings on you throuhout 2008.

(Welcome to our brand new look for Today Is My Gift To You. This has been a response to your feedback. We are still tweaking and adjusting so your feedback during the coming few weeks is important. Let us know what you think of it and any further changes that might enhance our website. James

Thought on Tuesday – January – 01/01/2008

‘We spend the early days of January walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives‚Ķnot looking for flaws but for potential.’ ~Ellen Goodman


New years resolutions all evolve around correcting what’s negative. It’s little wonder that they don’t last. Of course it’s important to check in on what needs improving but so often we concentrate only on the negative. As we begin this New Year why not check in on all that’s good and positive in my life. This is a great starting point. We can use all that’s good and positive as areas of growth and potential. When this happens the negative begins to be squeezed out. The message of the gospels reminds us that it won’t all happen today, but most certainly will over time.



(P.S As we journey through Christmas/New Year its time to relax and take it easy. Our thoughts and pictures from here to Jan 2nd will be taken from my book ‘A Year In reflection’ which is a collection of the best of 365 thoughts and photographs from this website. From Jan 2nd everything will be back to new photos and thoughts. Thanks….James