Morning Devotions

For our morning devotions this morning we talked about some of the different names of God. 

I AM your Rock

I AM your Advocate

I AM your Creator

I AM your Hope

I AM your Shield

I AM Faithful and True

I AM your Counselor

I AM your Comforter

We each went around and shared what name of God we see Him as the most.  It was a very insightful discussion.  My husband and oldest son choose HOPE (but for different reasons).  The future is uncertain for a teenage boy looking at colleges and career choices.  The future holds great anticipation for Leu as he is an optimist and loves to create and invent.  Mollie felt drawn to God as a Counselor.  She tends to holds her hurts inside and runs to the everlasting arms of God when she feels wounded.  After pouring her heart out to Him she feels loved and hugged by her Lord...I love that!  Gabe said God really comforts him when he feels sick or sad.  And me, He is so Faithful and True.  This name of God for me reminds me of Deuterononmy 4:9

“Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children’s children—

God is unchanging, constant, a promise keeper, and true to His Word.  When the circumstances in front of me look hazy and scary, remembering that He has always been faithful and true and He will continue to be faithful and true in my future delights my heart and soothes my worries.  Now that's good news!
 
Coram Deo,
E.W.

Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.  Psalm 90:12

Cozy Plush Fleece

If you haven't tried them, you must!
 
I bought these sheets for my hubby for Christmas and we have waved good-bye to getting into cold sheets this winter.  They are soft and fuzzy and warm!  I love them and am never turning back.  They are not like flannel or t-shirt sheets (which I am on the t-shirt bandwagon for sure).  It's almost like a stuffed animal feel.
And they are called fleece, which has nothing to do with sheep except for the counting of them while you drift off into dreamland but now you have no need for the little lambs because you are reveling in your coziness.  Need I say more??
E.W.

Festive Frolicking

As usual, we kick off the holiday's with my birthday celebration.  This year a bunch of us went to Chopstix for dinner and then off to the movies to see Sherlock Holmes.  We had a wonderful time eating sushi and laughing and enjoying an evening with dear friends.

For Christmas dinner my Sissy served up a yummy meal for my side of the family.

 Jello molds are so exciting aren't they? 

 I miss givng little ponies to my girl.  Now she wants the real McCoy.

 Great Granddad holding baby Jude.

 My Sissy and her sweetie

 My niece Mandyand nephew Joe

 Joe and Kaitlyn

That hairy beast belongs to my niece. 

Thanks Sissy for being the hostess with the mostest!
After that came the marathon light ride with my brother, parents and the Clay's.
The next evening we went to the Vogel's for a mexican feast and some friendly, highly competitve game playing (Michelle and I kicked the boyz buttz!).

 Is this a familiar scene at your house?

 It looks innocent enough, but the competitve edge is palatable.

The next evening we went to the Lankford's for dinner and games with the Webb's (no pictures for that one).  We played a game called Snigget, it's like the opposite of Baldardash except the word is made up...I REALLY wanted the word and definition to be real and true.  I lost, bad!

Then on the next night my cousin Kelly had a Christmas party at THE party house!  They have all the latest and greatest techno toys on the market.

 This is his happy face!  Smartest kid on the planet, look for him in future science magazines!

 Kelly & Jim

 Hubby's favorite, favorite game to play!

 We celebrated New Year's Eve with our friends.  I have to say it was a lovely gathering.  Leui led us in a devotional and then we sang worship songs and had some prayer time.  What a great way to bring in the New Year!

 This is Jenna making a 'normal' face to the camera.  Request made by her mother.

 Guess what Sandra got for Christmas?

 The sound of singing filling my home is one of the sweetest treasures I will ever know.

 This is what the wee hours of the morning look like for some of us...we acutally broke the party up around 1:30, that is late for this gorup!

And on the seventh day we rested.  Because we couldn't move.  Now that I am in my fat jeans I want to move even less.  But alas, it is January and new beginnings beckon me...

Coram Deo,

E.W.