Tomorrow the happy couple returns from their honeymoon to continue the process of moving to their new apartment. I definitely think we need more bookshelves ... both here and there. Never can have too many bookshelves. They have been blessed with so many amazing gifts, it will be quite a feat to get everything in and put away. But if anyone can make things work, Nooch can!
I'm looking forward to the new normal. Having a married daughter and son-in-law, homeschooling Joy, basketball games, keeping up with Jimmy and his adventures, rearranging my house after having two folks move out, planning a spring and summer garden that I'm actually going to be around to care for, talking Jimmy into building me a dog-proof chicken coop. The list is long and I'm grateful for each day to cross something off my "To Do" list and for all the good memories we have made along the way.
I think I'm going to like the new normal!
Friday, December 26, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Wedding
Its December 24th. Normally this time of year my heart would be full of Christmas spirit, we'd be listening to Christmas music and preparing to cook and gather with family. This morning however, is very different. The house is quiet; there's no cooking to be done and all the relatives are back in their own homes. But the biggest difference is the amazing peace and joy that I have in my heart. You see, our Christmas this year was a wedding.
This wedding wasn't just any wedding. It was the wedding of the person who changed my life forever 20 years ago ... my oldest daughter Katy. This wedding was a celebration of God's faithfulness and love for her and her now husband Russ. This wedding was a culmination of a 7 year friendship and the union of two perfectly matched people. This wedding was a lesson in God's provision and blessing for her parents who were able at the end of it all to hear their daughter say "it was perfect; it was exactly what we wanted!" (No better Christmas exists!) This wedding was able to convey how Katy and Russ feel about each other, their guests, their families and their God.
So today we will do a few Christmas things and tomorrow visit with family. But my heart will remain full of the memories of the beginning of my daughter's next chapter (Chapter 5) (wedding story - ask me sometime) and the gratitude to our Father for allowing us the privilege of being Momma and Daddy to this awesome woman.
Merry Christmas to all!
This wedding wasn't just any wedding. It was the wedding of the person who changed my life forever 20 years ago ... my oldest daughter Katy. This wedding was a celebration of God's faithfulness and love for her and her now husband Russ. This wedding was a culmination of a 7 year friendship and the union of two perfectly matched people. This wedding was a lesson in God's provision and blessing for her parents who were able at the end of it all to hear their daughter say "it was perfect; it was exactly what we wanted!" (No better Christmas exists!) This wedding was able to convey how Katy and Russ feel about each other, their guests, their families and their God.
So today we will do a few Christmas things and tomorrow visit with family. But my heart will remain full of the memories of the beginning of my daughter's next chapter (Chapter 5) (wedding story - ask me sometime) and the gratitude to our Father for allowing us the privilege of being Momma and Daddy to this awesome woman.
Merry Christmas to all!
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Dead Sea Scrolls
Or Dead Sea Fragments as Joy likes to call them. Whichever you prefer, our church went to the NC Museum of History today to see them.
I did a little research before we went so that I wouldn't be completely ignorant about what I was viewing. I really had very little expectation of what they would be or what we would see. (A very rare thing for me). I must say that I completely enjoyed the entire exhibit. Being a lover of history didn't hurt, but somehow for me there was more than just looking at historical things. There was a connection with a group of people that loved the same God I do. That lived their lives to honor Him in the best way they new how. The remnants that these people left behind weren't holy or sacred or inerrant but they held a commonality of faith that was amazing. These people knew the same God I do and they responded to His call to preserve ancient writings that would be found some 2000 years later. Truly moving.
I will not soon forget the fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls nor the people that gave their time and energy into leaving them for us to find.
I did a little research before we went so that I wouldn't be completely ignorant about what I was viewing. I really had very little expectation of what they would be or what we would see. (A very rare thing for me). I must say that I completely enjoyed the entire exhibit. Being a lover of history didn't hurt, but somehow for me there was more than just looking at historical things. There was a connection with a group of people that loved the same God I do. That lived their lives to honor Him in the best way they new how. The remnants that these people left behind weren't holy or sacred or inerrant but they held a commonality of faith that was amazing. These people knew the same God I do and they responded to His call to preserve ancient writings that would be found some 2000 years later. Truly moving.
I will not soon forget the fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls nor the people that gave their time and energy into leaving them for us to find.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Great New Bible
Check out Jimmy's blog ... http://www.jchalmers.blogspot.com
An awesome new Bible; a definite must have for everyone!
An awesome new Bible; a definite must have for everyone!
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