Thankful...

Hope everyone had a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS...filled with all your favorite things..and most of all more LOVE than you could ever imagine!

Our Christmas was very nice...simple, but, just right!

~ For the first time in a LONG time...my Mr. was home early Christmas Eve :) Which meant no last minute rushing to get to Christmas Eve service on time!

~ We were blessed with sharing time celebrating Jesus with our Church family...then, dinner at my niece's celebrating their first year of marriage and Christmas in their new home!

~ A little late-night entertainment as somehow my sister's keys got locked inside her running car...good thing for mechanically blessed Men ...although, we couldn't help but laugh as we watched from the warmth of our car!

~ Early morning gift sharing....so, so blessed by my Mr. and his gifts....In 23 years of marriage I've never yet once been able to guess what he's wrapped up...(You see I'm a practical gift giver...you know that means socks & underwear...something that you can USE...my Mr...he's a spur of the moment, whatever I see that I like gift giver...such a HUGE blessing to me :) )....So...my gift...which I thought was a pancake griddle..turned out to be a LAPTOP...WHOOHOOOO....I couldn't believe it....so, so blessed!

~ Phone calls with family we love more than we could ever express...
~ Lounging around in our cozies...because we could :)
~ Sharing our home and my Mr.'s great cooking with friends from Church who's pump had decided to stop working. Homemade apple pie (so, wish I had my Mom's gift for pie baking :) ...but, I tried! Laughter, hearts thankful for friendships, the warmth of candles glowing & a woodstove....

So, so many wonderful blessings surrounding us...
And, yet...it so was NOT about the gifts, the food, the fun....

NO

it's such a humbling time for me....a time when over & over again, I see God's hand, feel His presence, and am so thankful that I KNOW HIM!

In just a blink of an eye life can change...and this Christmas season it did that for so many...many, I know and Love, and many I don't know...but, life for them changed in an instant....

It makes me want to squeeze all those I Love extra tight...it makes me want to always give the BEST to all those I know....It makes me thankful for the moments I have had....And, it makes me want to spend more & more time at the feet of Jesus...soaking Him in, growing in Him...and SHARING His Love, mercy, & grace with everyone I meet. Because I know, that it's only through Jesus and my faith in Him that everyday life will be okay...that He LOVES us more than we can ever imagine...and that HE will ALWAYS be with us.

So, as each of you begin a new chapter...I'm praying you will seek HIM too...and that your hearts will be warmed over & over again! Sweet blessings!

Uh-OH!!!

Uh-Oh...I was playing around with my blog...and I messed it up!!! :( Sorry, there's no Sweet blessings in my header yet?!?! I'm a little computer challenged!!! Guess that I probably should of been doing something on my to-do list instead of playing on my computer :)

Wishing everyone a HAPPY Saturday! Sweet blessings!

Knowing too much....

Knowing too much....

How is it that sometimes we can just know too much....????

~I know it's almost Christmas and somehow I haven't squeezed in a post yet in December..???
~I know I'm suppose to have my tree up and be all set for the upcoming special event....but I've yet to accomplish those tasks :)

~ I know I'm so thankful for ALL that I've been blessed with...
~ I know God is ALIVE and AT WORK...Every.Single.Day
~ I know that I LOVE Jesus with ALL MY HEART....

~ I know when my Mom calls by the tone of her voice if something is wrong...I knew last Friday when she called all was not well....and I knew by her tone that I needed to be with her...and my Dad as he was headed to Boise with broken bones. (Praise God it turned out to be just a break in the small bone connecting his ankle).

~ I knew this Thursday she and my Dad would be okay if I couldn't make it to be with them during my Dad's surgery. (Praise God it went well and he is home safe & sound recouperating!!!)

~ I know that my sweet Persistence's days are numbered ...and, I don't like that one bit...I use to want to know all I could about Cows...and now sometimes, I wish I couldn't look at them and just "know" :( (Persistence is the girl in the photo with me ! She was our first baby, and my favorite cow ever since...and we have truly been blessed to have her for 16 years. I know that this is part of the "business"...but, I don't like it!!!)

~ I know that my Husband is so overly worn-out and tired right now..and even though he needs to stop, catch his breath, and rest...I know he won't.

~ I know the sparkle that lights children's eyes during this time of Love, Joy, & Peace on Earth...and I simply LOVE it...if only we could always see life through the eyes of three year olds :)

~ I know that I am truly BLESSED OVER & OVER again by each of you...my friends, those who I've never met, but through this blogging life I feel like I have :)....

~ I know I am Loved...and that is a great gift!

Thinking about how sometimes we know too much....makes me wonder...what God must of felt like so many times when He knew what would happen to His baby son???

Knowing....Mmmmm...most of all I'm so glad that God knows what is going on in my life..and He is always there....and knowing that HE knows....makes my knowing better!

Praying many each of you are finding a season filled with Sweet blessings!