This Is My Temporary Home

I love this song. I relate to almost every verse with my own personal experiences and believe that this world is my temporary home and looking forward to my real Home.

During this festive, fun filled and yes, busy season it is great to ponder the True meaning. This was Christ's temporary home, His body as a baby was just to feel what we feel. He knew sacrifice, compassion, hurt, hunger, love, rejection, loss, mourning, friendship, betrayal, family dysfunction, everything we know and in such a bigger degree. He is a loving God to even set foot on this earth and be just a mere mortal and yet be True God! What a miracle, what a blessing, what a Savior!

I'M Getting Nothing for Christmas

Do you ever feel that as a mother you don't really get anything but work for Christmas? I wonder what it would be like if I did not have such a wonderful husband who does so much for me and I had to do all the shopping, cooking, cleaning, planning, and decorating. I do some, but my hubby rocks! I know my mother did most of it.

I have sinus infection and wish I was 8 years old and my mom would give me soup and tuck me in by the fire. My family has been great with me but since it is such a hectic time there is always something to do, some concert to go to or party! How blessed am I to be able to do those things and know that my house will be warm when I get home, even if my mom is warm in Florida and not taking care of me anymore I will heat up some of her homemade chicken noodle soup she froze for us and feel that she is here.

May Christ be the center of my Christmas and the only miracle I celebrate, anticipate with joy! Family is great, presents are fun, time is priceless, but CHRIST is the REASON!

My Little Girl

I am so not ready for this part!

The Christmas Shoes

This is one of those songs that you hear and if you are not in the right mood to cry you turn it and if you are you embrace it and love it. This is how I am right now, turning the station on some things and embracing others.

One thing I am embracing is my home. I love my home and the way it looks at Christmas and the fun we have in it and that we are able to use it for more than us. We added four people over Thanksgiving break and it worked out. We all had space and enjoyed each other and yes we were happy when it was our home again.

Another thing I am embracing is my family. I love the ages my kids are and how God is alive and well in them and that they love like Christ! I am trying to take it in when there is peace as with any family that does not last long.

The stations I am changing are the moods my children are having lately. I finally got my own moods together and all three of them are having meltdowns left and right. I know sleep and sickness are contributors but come on!

The other station is health issues for myself. I am fixing them as they come along and have found some new answers to old questions but really not wanting to deal with it.

All in all, a great time of year!