Some of you have been listening to Christmas tunes since last Spring. Believe it or not, I do love Christmas, but you and I can't be friends. Why? Because you can't admit the obvious. The obvious is this: after logging in hours of Christmas music listening time, there is at least one song you don't enjoy hearing over and over and over and over and … [Read more...]
Susan Boyle dreamed a dream. What about you?
Susan Boyle. You know the name. You know the face. And you definitely know the voice. Susan has gone on to sell more than 701,000 copies of her first ever CD, since being released November 23rd, blowing the tops off of sales records held by Eminem and U2.Susan dreamed a dream.Born and raised in one of the poorest parts of Scotland, her voice was … [Read more...]
40 Holy Nights
Before you get caught up in the whirlwind of Christmas, take a moment to stop and focus. Focus on the message of Christmas, the truest and purest of all Holy Nights.Susan from Eternity Cafe has devoted forty days before Christmas on her blog, to take us by the hand. Sharing forty different reasons, thoughts and devotions, about the holiest of … [Read more...]
Christmas Plate Evolution
Samuel, our eight-year-old son, was given the honors of writing out a holiday greeting. What you see below, is the scientific never-seen-before-evolution of a Christmas plate.Pretty self-explanatory here. Grace is his big sister. And, as you can imagine, she didn't find this as funny as he did.He almost had it here. Except, he decided to rub salt … [Read more...]
Growing UP! Monday
Growing UP! Monday. It's time to get back into the swing of things! How are you growing? What are you learning?Ok, I'll go first...How am I growing? Well, I can tell you this, my marriage is growing. We recently attended A Weekend to Remember marriage conference. It was our gift to one another for our anniversary this year.I know. I know. Crazy … [Read more...]
I want to say YES.
Do everything in love.1 Corinthians 16:14Parenting is hard. Before I became a mom, I remember seeing other women with their babies, each time a-wishing- and -a- wanting I had one of my very own. My married girlfriends voiced my same desire, “Awwwww, I want a baby!” they chimed in unison. Never once do I recall any of us saying, “Awwwww, I want a … [Read more...]
Turkey Memories
Thanksgiving is just about over. As Mr. Tom Turkey gets ready to make his exit, it makes me a little sad. I hate endings.But, like the words from that 80's song, "Every new beginning starts with some other beginnings end." It's time to say hello to Black Friday and the start of the Christmas season.Any of you getting up with the early bird to shop … [Read more...]
Happy Thanksgiving Friends!
Wishing you a lovely, turkey-filled day!Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. Psalm 100:4-5 … [Read more...]
It’s Time to Take a Break
There is an awful lot going on in my life right now. From articles to book proposals, a new church home, and let's not forget my family. Life is happening at a fast and furious pace, so it's time I take a little break from Blessed...Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to refocus on the number one calling in my life - my husband and my children.I am … [Read more...]
Forty…Thirty-Nine…Thrity-Eight…
As you can tell, by my most recent post, I am a BIG lover of all things Thanksgiving. Yes, I do love Christmas too, but have been discouraged with what the world has done to the holiday. Commercialism has given Christmas a big black-eye. So, when my friend Susan at Eternity Cafe shared her heart with me about redeeming the Christmas holiday, I … [Read more...]
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