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!
Some Beach.....Some Where....
Oh, how I wish I was sitting on this beach in Maui again!
4 comments:
I'm glad to read you had such a nice Christmas.
Glad to see you posting. :)
a new computer .... whoo hoo!! :)
Oh how wonderful your Christmas sounds ... and the fact that your heart and spirit truly understand and LOVE the magic of Christmas and the GIFT that it truly is .. welll ... it reminds me once again how blessed I am to call you friend... to learn from you and to see God shine through all you say and do ... and write :)
Love you lots ~
I second the whoo hoo on the new computer! So, so glad your Christmas was nice....and I love the last part of your post - a good reminder that we are all blessed, and loved - and that we need to return that love too. (Oh, and sorry to hear about your mud! That is one thing I don't miss - but I feel your pain. Thank goodness for Muck boots!!!)
I love the way you view the world and the words you use to describe it. Visiting your blog (which I haven't done nearly often enough lately) is always such a blessing...as are you. We love you, Miss Tammy! Wishing you a restful and joyous Christmas Break and a New Year filled with Sweet Blessings.
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