Bahh Hum Bug

My poor Mother, who has more than enough crazy on her daily plate thought it would be nice, in the spirit of the Holidays to invite someone who she see's on a daily basis to one of our Church's Xmas services. Now, my Mother is not the type of woman who carries her bible every where she goes and gathers in a room to preach. In fact, you'd probably never see her doing something like that. In the end, she was just trying to be nice and to share a bit of her faith. This woman proceeded to verbally body slam the whole idea of Church, Christians & more.. Though it made my mother a bit defensive as this lady was "attacking" someone she loves.. It mad me, sad for her!. The hurt, guilt and emptiness that this person must consistently feel not knowing or believing that there is anything better beyond this life! Not knowing that she can trust in someone who is there no matter what you need, weather you deserve it or not who will NEVER fail you!! This Christmas as WE get to celebrate being forgiven of all of our sins, mistakes and worldly errors through the birth of our Savior, this other family celebrates each other and their bought gifts. All of which, will one day be totally worn & either be thrown out or eventually die. I have prayed many times for many people and many things!  Christmas 2009 we have focused like never before simply on those who do not know Jesus. That one day they will fall to their knees in thanksgiving and worship. To the Most High that they will soon shed tears of joy for their eternal gift through Him and that they would possibly come to know Him through how WE are able to share our hearts with the world...

Christmas is about being forgiven and showing forgiveness, it about spreading the good news that we are saved and have eternal happiness. I forgive this person for trying to damper my Mothers Christmas spirit, and I pray they she will will forgive those who have hurt her Christmas spirit as well... It was a great reminder that so many people that I hold so dear to my heart don't really  understand that they have hope in a form that is 100% pure and true. That they are not alone and that they are loved! So again I will pray for them, that as 2009 ends and 2010 begins that they will reserve their VIP spot in the most AWESOME place! And that we would all be able to be together there one day!

Christmas Courage

This Christmas has been a huge challenge for our family. In a way that no one can understand other than the people in our family & God! But today, at Church one of our pastors hit it right on the nose. Many many times we've heard people say, wow! At church today it felt like the pastor/priest/whatever was talking right to me!! Today was my day! I'm thankful that through Pastor Heather today I was able to stop, step back and remember that even thought I am called to be a servant of God, that I too am a CHILD of God.. In the same manner that my daughter comes to me and asks me for everything from her favorite snack to asking me to make it snow... I need to go to my FATHER and just ask for His support. I'm not supposed to be perfect, I'm simply have to have a heart that is willing to submit, love, and be willing to tell others about the good He does in my life EVERYDAY! We are so blessed, so my BIG prayer this Christmas is that after the season has gone.. That we hold onto our Christmas Courage and continue to SPREAD the GOOD NEWS!!! Thank you Pastor Heather for having the courage to share your FUNKY FEET with us!

Room for Dad

Everywhere you go you hear, "Dads are so vital and important to children and the family". It had never been so apparent to me than the other day. In our family, we are blessed beyond what we could ever ask for because we are self employed and make time to volunteer; be it at the girls schools, our church or the various charities who often approach us to donate our services. Needless to say, we are INVOLVED!! The moms in our little ones class are used to seeing Daddy & Mommy. From being the appointed Yearbook reps to Mystery Reading, you name it, we've done it. Doesn't matter how late Daddy got in from work, how many hours he has to work later. He realizes that these opportunities wont last forever and each one is an chance for God to use us/him. I find myself praying for one specific little girl and her family from "our class". Not sure what her mom and dad do, we see mom from time to time lending a hand. But, the words she spoke to me recently, play over powerfully in my mind... "Your husband is so nice! Mine would NEVER volunteer here!" It made me so sad as I thought, WOW! That's the REAL WORLD! Dads are so important, we're so lucky that our "Daddy" loves God. Through God, he knows there's a bigger picture and in turn is molding our girls to be the best versions of themselves that they can be!!

Un-bond

Someone once told us, that we needed to "un-bond". You guys spend too much time together, in short. It's funny; you'd think we'd get a few "way to go's" for following Gods instructions on marriage. It seems to be so easy for people to look for support and comfort from places other than where they should be searching to to begin with. Are we so much the minority that we seem "weird" to everyone on the outside?. Does God not call us to be one?? We think we're pretty normal, we're challenged like everyone else; we struggle. It's wonderful to know that we not only have God beside us, but one another. During our dark times we're blessed to have a firm hand to help the other stand. It's true, everyone needs alone time, but I don't think we plan to "Un-bond" any time soon.