Random

I don't feel like I have anything to say, but I feel like I should blog. I know, I'm a little crazy. And that's ok with me.
Done with the semester I'm enjoying being back around my family and especially getting loved on by "my" kids. There's just few other ways to get such joy, especially around the holidays, then to be with kids.
I was delighted that I was able to share the "Story of the Candy Cane" with them... and not just be able to share it, but have both of the kids recognize why a shepherd's staff would be relevant or why white would be a good color to depict Jesus. It's such a blessing to be able to go back somewhere and sort of see God still at work, see how God used you for a moment in time. I feel so blessed.
The pull of the holidays can be stressful - there are so many emotions both good and bad that can easily be stirred. But above all we are to remember Jesus, remember our great God. Remember that he willingly came down for us, that he gave up everything for us. Remember the gift he has given us. When we serve a God this great, willing to give us so much, everything else seems so small in comparison.
Come, let us worship and bow down.