Almost Christmas!!

I love Christmas a lot. I love the lights, I love the tree hunting. I love the wrapping and the cookie baking. I love giving gifts although I wish my bank account loved it more than me, so it wouldn't matter what I spent. Oh well!!

Anyways...I love how Skye and I are really trying to teach the kiddos about the importance of our family, having a giving heart, tradition, love, being together, time spent...all the good things about the holidays. It makes me smile when we run to the store and the girls want to buy this for someone and that for someone else...makes my heart swell. Tonight we went to Flat Iron Farm. It's a place where the the kiddos can see lights, animals, and old fashion shops. It was GREAT!!! I LOVED IT!!!

I just don't think I could be happier. I am SO amazingly blessed with a loving husband, 3 beautiful-healthy kids and a warm house and bed to sleep in every night. Having great friends that I can bounce things off of, a great bible study, a patience pastor who answers my texts anytime of day and a loving God who is daily leading me in the direction HE wants me to go. Amazing how really Letting go, frees you of SO much.

I saw a great quote today. It really inspired me in the fact that sometimes the direction God leads you isn't always what you had planned, or what you wanted, but in the end you are thanking Him because really, it's where you want to be.

Rick Warren said, "The more God USES your life, the more you'll be misunderstood & misjudged. That's the price. Are u OK with that?”
Yes, I really am ok with it. I'm OK with living in Maryland, or California or Japan. Where ever God sends... I'm there. Because if being in Ohio ISN'T where God wants me, it's NOT where I want to be! Sometimes that is hard to understand, and it's sometime that has to be accepted, but when I look at what God had given us, I wouldn't want it ANY other way!! EVER!!

God is NOT a God of confusion. Having to "swallow" the diagnosis of RA has been a confusing one, and God is NOT a God of confusion. I think that if we are trying really hard to focus of God, turn towards him daily, diligently pray, it makes sense why I might be attacked. WHY would you the enemy attack you if you are not a threat?? So I just smile at this, knowing that I am alright with God, he is my provider, protector, and healer. I will not worried, or be afraid. I am happy, I am blessed.

When it's 5am or 3am or midnight and my little boy is crying, when he sees my face he calms, and smiles. WHO WOULDN'T FEEL COMPLETELY BLESSED??? I don't deserve all God has given me, but I will accept it while all the gratitude I have.

I have totally become a "Glass 1/2 FULL" person...because there could always be a different situation you'd have to walk though. I am blessed!