..................definitely an outie.................whew Christmas blew past like a summer squall - this morning i juiced 75 oranges and 120 undecided lemon/limes - our house smells wonderful - Richard gave me an English Standard Version study Bible for Christmas - http://www.esv.org/check it out - right up my mind wandering bunny trail alley.... it was nice to be home for a few days and to have my hubby here with me - we went to the early showing yesterday of http://www.benjaminbutton.com/ worth seeing twice to catch all the detail and to appreciate the cinematography - reminded me of a twisted forest gump adventure - havent heard from my sister Sue lately - have sent several emails and a Christmas card/gift - every day i eagerly check my hotmail for a note from her but nothing - and i watch my checking account for the gift to clear my bank - at least it hasnt been 12 years since i last heard from her...yet...
the Christmas blues are wandering about - it's not one thing but a cluster of this and that - richard has been on the road for 8 days, where is the sun?, the house is too quiet (now you know something is wrong!), my family is all so separated and time is way ahead of my schedule of things to do - but enough grumbling... i was thanking GOD for His generous mercies and His grace on me - my work, BSF, the promise of eternal life, my sisters in Christ, the visit from Kennetta, Hannah and Brian, the freedoms i take for granted, the comforts of our home - i came to realize that richard bought this house for me - i called and asked him if he would have this house if we werent together and he said no that he bought this house because he knew my hearts desire to have a home of my own and be settled - i cannot thank him enough - and all of this is covered by the hand of our LORD - it was Him who drew us together - yesterday my dear friend Lucy lent me her son Andrew and daughter Kayla to decorate our tree and Christmas up the living room - i am so grateful for their energy! the tree is no longer baer naked and there is a hint of festive life to the place - i told Andrew and Kayla the santa Christmas story about my Barbie doll - i believe that santa is in the kindness of folks who act in secret and take no credit for it - before richard left last week he brought a load of firewood into the garage for me!! i have been enjoying wonderful warmth without having to go out into the cold and rain to get wood... bliss...
well now our house is quiet again - Brian, Kennetta and the little princess Hannah have come and gone - in a blink i might add - it was wonderful to see first hand the ever growing love between Brian and his lovely bride-to-be (note to Brian: don't think we didn't notice how much you enjoyed saying "my fiance" whenever you introduced Kennetta - soon enough you will be saying "my wife"!) and the ever growing Hannah - what happened to that precocious little girl? ah yes time marches on (and gravity goes hand in hand with it...) we had a house full on saturday friends old and new - how great is our LORD who brings a bounty of joy when we gather together? i think a once a month game day may be in the works as there was quite a crowd gathered round a folding table in the study most aggressively playing board and card games (watch out for Pam!) and though the space was cozy the fellowship was large - hey if someone else hosts it i will bring the hotdogs in welchs jelly and chili sauce! more later...
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