It's time for my Friday link up with A Little Bit of Everything and Momfessionals.
On Fridays I share things that made me happy from the week - a photo, a song, a quote, a beauty product, a recipe, a pair of cute shoes, etc. If it's a product, sometimes it's something I actually own and sometimes something I just saw online that gave me a smile. Sometimes it's serious and sometimes it's silly. I suppose I believe that God is in the simple details of life and yes, I can even find Him in a tube of lipstick.
This is my family last year at Christmas. It seems like a million years ago because I had no idea what 2023 would bring. Not that I ever have any idea what a new year has in store, of course. I have learned so much this year - a lot that I haven't quite fully worked out in my head. I imagine in the next many months, I might work a lot of that out here. Beware, if you find your way back to this space. ;-) It might get real heavy before it gets light. It seems that I have to keep looking for the littlest bits of light in the midst of these huge bouts of darkness to remember that God is there.
I suppose that's exactly what that first Christmas day was like as well. The weary, dark, heavy world - full of enormous sadness - was saved by the tiniest little creature. Who woulda thunk it? Perhaps He cried out strong and loud as He entered the world, but maybe not. Maybe in a mere whimper - a barely audible newborn sigh that we would miss if we didn't put our face up closely to His sweet baby cheeks - He made His intention known.
"I have come to save you. To make your soul know it's worth. To defy death and fear and grief, but You have to pay close attention. Listen intently for my still small voice. Look steadily into my inky blinking eyes and know. I have come for you. And I will never ever leave."
My one Friday Favorite for you today is this article by my friend, Elizabeth Foss. She is so very wise and her words and her voice have ministered to me for almost 20 years. Read carefully.
God bless and keep you and Merry Christmas, Friends.
2 comments:
Merry Christmas to you and your family. I love what you said about Christmas -it is light in the darkness.
Thank you for that link and your reminder that, because of Jesus, we always have a source of light in our lives. May His light bring comfort and joy to you this season.
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