"Today is where your book begins. The rest is still unwritten."

The Anchoress excerpts a great New Year's homily:

[T]his January first, I would challenge you to make a different kind of resolution.

Resolve to learn something from the woman we honor today.

Resolve to dwell in possibility. Resolve to see every day, not just this one, as a fresh beginning. Resolve to welcome every blank page, every new start, with trust that God will see you through it -- and then reflect on it in your heart. Just like Mary did.

Read the rest here.