Month: December 2013

Hebrew 2:14-3:1
“Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives. For assuredly, He does not give help to angels, but He gives help to the descendant of Abraham. Therefore, He had to be made like His brethren in all things, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted. Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider Jesus….”

I truly cannot believe it is already December and time to decorate the house for Christmas! We had to rearrange some furniture to make room for the tree and many nativity scenes I have collected over the years. One morning my advent devotion was about letting every heart prepare HIM room. It was a great reminder that many times our hearts are so cluttered that we don’t have room for Jesus at one of the most precious times of the year. Just like I had to rearrange my home a bit, I evaluated my heart and asked The Lord to de-clutter my soul and be sure He is more than welcome to every part of my life.

We don’t buy a real tree anymore because I think I’m allergic or something, so we do go but a wreath at a local nursery.

We had to take a picture with this tiny tree because they wanted $56 for it. That makes me laugh.

This makes me laugh, too!

We have already made a batch of cut out sugar cookies. The kids always love that. It always makes me think of The Koester family. Mary was always so patient with all the kids while we did this at her house.

Mack was a little under the weather with double ear infections the other day. This was a sweet little nap he had. Some times I wish we could just freeze the little munchkins.

I’m so thankful for the wooden sign a friend gave us. She fed my obsession with a store called Beyond the Mossy Tree. Josh calls it Beyond the Mossy Oak, bless his redneck-hunter heart.

And lest I forget, Molly had her fourth and very successful babysitting job. This little boy was happy to be playing and would let her know if he was being smothered. I continue to remind Molly that her main goal is for happy and safe babies! She gets perturbed when all they want to do is follow Mack around or laugh at him. She wants a newborn to hold and feed and hold some more. 🙂 She is sweet.

And I’ll leave you with Ruby’s unfinished chalk art that I think is precious.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! May every heart prepare Him room. He is so worthy.

We had a great time with family this weekend in Augusta. We enjoyed hanging out with cousins, eating, sitting by the fire, going to The Nutcracker at the Imperial Theatre, going on golf cart rides, and more! My mom roasted a turkey as opposed to having my dad fry it, and we were all pleasantly surprised at how delicious it was.

Molly thought the whole ordeal was interesting.

We all relaxed a bit.

Sweetie had the kids write in Sharpie on a cloth napkin what they are thankful for…and we can have them add to it every year. Ruby said she is thankful for the Bible. Molly said she is thankful for cousins, and Mack said he is thankful for Sweetie and Pawpaw. Not sure if he was fishing for an extra Christmas gift or not, but it sure was sweet.

This is the picture we take every year of all of the cousins in birth order. They are 9 years, 8 years, 8 years, 7 years, 6 years, 6 years and 5 years old. Whew.

We spent a lot of time outside by the fire. Aunt Marcy brought a puzzle that many folks worked on.

These guys stayed home on the night we went to The Nutcracker.

And this jewel was drawn by Mack in the way ….

More to come on Christmas prep…it’s hard to blog from my phone!