Do You Too?

Maybe this is good evidence of wisdom....do YOU still seek Him also?

Handel Had It Right!

I can't read this without hearing the Handel's melody...from The Messiah!  What a perfect gift from a loving Father in Heaven.

What a Comforting Idea

I ran across this painting posted online yesterday and thought it was just a beautiful depiction of peace and calm and comfort.  It is certainly the way I'd like to think of those poor little children in Connecticut last Friday.

We Need a Little Christmas....

I wish the world would take a deep breath, and remember WHY we are celebrating this season, after all.

'Tis the Season

I have been crafting and baking and wrapping and preparing for Christmas.  This year being a "homemade gifts" year it has taken some time, but it has made me much more thoughtful as I spend the time to create something for the people I care about.

Yesterday I took packages of Christmas scene note cards--from the Festival of Trees in years past--to the front office and financial staff at the high school where I volunteer.  Last night I took a package to one of our visiting teaching ladies and had a great chat with her.  We go to the others tonight.  And I'll take them their little packages too.

Wednesday is our last day of school for the month, so I will bring little gifties to the counseling office where our PTSA store is located.  They are so great to work with us and put up with our little business and the volunteers that work there.  Plus, they take care of a lot of our school's kids, usually without much appreciation.  They deserve a little recognition.

Making Christmas this year has helped me put some of the stress the season usually brings out of my mind.  It has been a much calmed time of year.  And I really value the things I have bought to use to make these items for others--as the financial side of our lives is being closely monitored until Genius Golfer's business starts making some money for our family.  And I am more grateful for the skills, gifts, and talents I have been given that I can use to bless others.  I don't sing, dance or play an instrument, but I can sew and create and copy crafts I have seen elsewhere.  Plus, it is hard to wrap a dance performance.

So, here is a wish for a peaceful and calm week until the BIG day.  May all your craft projects work out to your best imagining and got faster than you would have thought!

Repercussions

After last Friday's tragic elementary school shooting, I just didn't have the heart to write.  It made the weekend dark and dreary, and today's morning Admin meeting at our local high school was also still reeling.

Why does this sort of thing happen?  Why does it keep happening?  What is wrong with people?  And how soon can the Second Coming actually happen?  I can't take this kind of news anymore.

I recall hearing the news about the Columbine shooting, andlater that day seeing the news footage showing the kids running out of the school and away with their hands on their heads.  I cried then. 

I remember sitting on our couch--on my day off--VERY pregnant, watching the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing, just weeping about this awful world I was bringing this precious baby into.  How could I' dare that?

I felt like I'd been punched in the stomach at the news of the Aurora Colorado movie theater shooting this summer.  What began as an anticipated night of friends and fun, turned deadly and tragic.

How many more of these do we need to have?  What will it take for people to stop wanting to hurt others?  How bad does the earth have to get before the Lord just pulls the plug?

My heart breaks for the little families in that town--whether or not they lost their own children that day.  The town's children were taken.  One man's senseless act will be felt for generations and throughout our country.  Justice, surely, will come in the next life, but understanding here and now is harder to grasp.

Prayers, in the mean time, are all I can  offer.  And with them, I hope for peace and comfort for any with reasons to mourn.  And that really means all of us.

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