Emmanuel.....Our God is With Us!

Merry Christmas!

How do I respond?

Eliza: "Mama, Mrs. Pierson says that the best Christmas present ever was a horse but I think the best Christmas present would be twins."

Me: "Oh REALLY?!"

She really might want to start praying for that horse! ;)

Unbelievable!

Suffice it to say, it has been a most amusing snowy weekend!

Advent Friday Funnies

This gave me the giggles. Enjoy it.

Our First (not quite) Feature Film

There was time for tinkering today. Please bear with us as we delight in our first edited and published family movie. Everyone is a few inches taller now (or a few inches wider!) but it makes us smile anyway. And yes, the song is appropriately called "Wipe Out". :-)

Thankful Hearts

Recently I was transferring all of our 2009 family photos from one computer to another. As they imported onto the new computer they flashed quickly across the screen, one by one.....sort of a slide show of our lives for the past 11 months. Each image that passed was a sobering reminder of the depths of our suffering and the heights of our joy but mostly of the Lord's abiding faithfulness through it all. This year, Thanksgiving is especially precious. Although the Lord shows his faithfulness to us every year, the trials of this particular year have made His blessings to us all the more sweet. Many of YOU have shared the ups and downs of this year with us. We are so thankful for you for being instruments of God's faithfulness to us.

I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name. 4 For the sake of Jacob my servant, of Israel my chosen, I summon you by name and bestow on you a title of honor, though you do not acknowledge me.
Is. 45: 3-4

Happy Birthday Marina!

Fourteen years ago, God brought forth a cherished little baby girl with a song in her heart. With each passing year, we have been so privileged to hear new verses of that song emerge as that precious baby has become a lovely young lady.

Happy birthday, Marina.

We all love you very much.

"O sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things!
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises!
Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody!"
Psalm 98: 1, 4, 5