New Year.

Greetings to you all! Welcome to my new blog!

This is the beginning of a new year for me. And an adventure to start it out right. By this time tomorrow I will be (Technically in Portland, Oregon. But...) on my way to places I have never been. Los Angeles! (We have a four hour lay over.) But better than that, so much better!, Germany! Frankfurt to be exact.

Two and a half weeks, my friends (Val and Katie) and I, will explore the surrounding countryside, and perchance venture further. Who can say?

Germania! Land of my Ancestors (my Mother being full German, and my Father being half)

I get a little thrill, deep inside, each time I think of this trip on which I am about to embark. Hope and pray that it is all, and more, than I imagine it to be.


I say that this is the beginning of a new year, because I'll be starting on a new journal tomorrow. I have been journaling, consistantly, for three years now. Each Year I have filled a sketch book with my thoughts, and I find it to be very satisfying, and I highly recommend it to anyone interested.
This year I may start carrying a small set of watercolors. (if I can find a nice small set, I may just get one of those crayola type we used to have as kids) It would be nice to be able to paint some things, now and then.

So I am off to Germany. I think I have everything I need. Having never been overseas before, I fully expect to forget something that I will later require. But I have faith that God will provide.

Once more. Greetings to you all! Welcome to my new blog! I'll try to post here often enough, and with interesting bits, that you'll find it worth your while to return every so often.
I welcome all comments, be they critical or encouragment, or critical encouragment.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Matt Williams