our Christmas marathon

wow what a great season~ exhausting. but great! our 4 day Christmas marathon kicked off with Cowboy Dan’s extended family Saturday at lunch after we ate we took a walk Cowboy Dan’s family is blessed with a beautiful piece of property getting together for lunch was WONDERFUL because our large often loud group of children…

the BEST is yet to come

my heart runneth over this afternoon     we are at the halfway mark of our family festivities with the BEST yet to come and my heart is FULL and overflowing with peace and thanksgiving   and not because of the thoughtful gifts we’ve received or the delicious food we’ve enjoyed   for these things…

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..quietly treasured…

“but Mary quietly treasured these things in her heart and thought about them often.“Luke 2:19 more than ever beforeand especially since last Fridaythis verse has been heavy on my heartthis part in particular ….Mary quietly treasuredthe shepherds were ASTONISHEDa VAST host of angels PRAISED while….Mary quietly treasuredrighteous Simeon PRAISED GODthe prophet Anna PRAISED GOD ….Mary…