On Feb. 27 my Mom gave me a video tape of walking excersize. I do not know if she asked me if I wanted it or not but I did pick it up from her and I remember thinking that this would not work either. I started doing the 2 mile walking video on Feb 28th. I could only do 12 minutes of the 30 minute video the first day. But guess what, somehow I could do this work out. I gradually did more minutes until I was able to do the whole 30 minute tape. I have done it everyday for the last month except on Sundays. Why is this working for me when nothing else did for the last 10 years? This is what I think. I get up at 6:00 in the morning on weekdays. My kids leave for school at two different times. One leaves at 6:45 and the other at 7:25. I used to get up and go sit in my chair in front of the TV while they were getting ready. I would fall asleep while they got ready for school. Then I would meditate for an hour after they left and started my day. When I decided to start excersizing, I wanted it to replace a time for me that I was not really doing anything and this seemed like the perfect time of day. Last week the kids were on Spring break and even though it was tempting to just "sleep in", I got myself up and did my thirty minutes.
After doing this routine for a month, it has become pretty easy. I still sweat profusely but it takes a shorter period of time for me to cool down. I have noticed so many changes in my body. No one else has noticed, but that is OK. I am not doing this for anyone else. I am doing this for me because I want my body to be able to move. I
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Faith and Trust in the LORD
As I sit at my kitchen table, I feel a twinge of fear starting to wave over me. I am trying to figure out how this money thing, or lack thereof, is going to work until next month on the tenth. I am still not working because the woman I take care of is recooperating from a fall in a rehab center. Nothing has yet to come my way and I am not seeing anything on the horizon. I am trying to draw from these things that I know. GOD can change any situation around even when it seems to the human mind there is no other way. GOD is in charge of all that is UNSEEN. Just because I can not see a way through this doesn't mean that my supernatural GOD can't either. In fact, there is NOTHING that my supernatural GOD can not do!
It is times like this that I get upset about my apparent lack of faith. I should know what I know because I know what I know and know that my LORD is in front of me, leading the way. Why is this so hard for me to do? The past and whatever happened in it is gone but why do I keep finding myself in this spot? I am so sorry my dear GOD that I am not better at this. Why do I fret because I can not see the way through this myself? This situation is bigger than me but it is not bigger than my GOD! Come on, right now I really need to let go and let GOD! Lead me LORD, lead me LORD! I will follow whatever path you lay for me. I know you are going before me to make sure that I can make it through. My life is in Your very capable hands. The glorious hands of GOD are upon my life. Thank you, dear Lord that your favor is upon me. Please help me to stop sending out these negative vibes that accompany fear. Help me change, my dear Lord and Savior. This world can be a scary place when you have very little money but I do not want to be scared anymore. I want to trust in YOU and know that YOU are in charge! Please help me!
Well, writing this certainly has helped some of the fear I was feeling subside. Now I just need to hang on to this feeling. I know that things are going to turn around for us because GOD is in charge!
It is times like this that I get upset about my apparent lack of faith. I should know what I know because I know what I know and know that my LORD is in front of me, leading the way. Why is this so hard for me to do? The past and whatever happened in it is gone but why do I keep finding myself in this spot? I am so sorry my dear GOD that I am not better at this. Why do I fret because I can not see the way through this myself? This situation is bigger than me but it is not bigger than my GOD! Come on, right now I really need to let go and let GOD! Lead me LORD, lead me LORD! I will follow whatever path you lay for me. I know you are going before me to make sure that I can make it through. My life is in Your very capable hands. The glorious hands of GOD are upon my life. Thank you, dear Lord that your favor is upon me. Please help me to stop sending out these negative vibes that accompany fear. Help me change, my dear Lord and Savior. This world can be a scary place when you have very little money but I do not want to be scared anymore. I want to trust in YOU and know that YOU are in charge! Please help me!
Well, writing this certainly has helped some of the fear I was feeling subside. Now I just need to hang on to this feeling. I know that things are going to turn around for us because GOD is in charge!
Monday, January 23, 2012
Compassion instead of Judgement
Over the past several months our financial life has been extremely difficult. During the Christmas holidays my parents, siblings and their spouses were extremely generous to us in helping us get through the holidays with some financial assistance for which I am so very grateful. On the other side of that is the exposure, once again, of others "knowing our business" which can be really hard. Why, do you say, should that be hard? It is hard because you are exposed to every one's opinion of what you should or shouldn't do or what is appropriate or inappropriate given your financial difficulty. I am sure, just as I write this, that you know exactly what I am talking about.
Over this past weekend, my two sons went over to my brother and sister-in-law's house to play games with my nephew. When they got into the car when I picked them up, my younger son was very upset by something his Aunt said to him. We are in the process of taking care of a friends dog while she is in rehab and my sons are very excited about it. They were telling their Aunt that we were going to have a dog and she immediately started saying that we had no business getting a dog because we could not afford it and dogs cost alot of money, money that we do not have so we should not get the dog. It burst my sons excitement and made him feel bad.
When he told me about this, my first reaction was one of being "pissed". How dare she judge us on what we can and can not do or have? I was ready to fight! And then I suddenly realized that I was looking in a mirror. How many times have I done the same thing? When things were financially good for us, how many people did I pass judgement on and talk about. How many times was I the "expert" on someone else's down and out experience and verbalized to others what they should have done? How many times did I use someone else's financial probleams as a way to "pump" myself up? I will tell you that I have been soooooo
judgemental of people who found themselves in situations that "none of us smart people" would ever find ourselves in. Now it makes me sick!
It hurts when others are judging our situation because unless you know every square inch of it, you don't really know it. It is so easy to think that we can set our lives up so that nothing bad ever happens to us, it only happens to those who are not smart enough to stop it from happening. Judging others makes compassion for them impossible. It separates us from each other in such a cruel way. I truly want my judgement of others to cease. I want it to be replaced with love and compassion. This is what I ask GOD today to change in me!
If you are wondering how I responded to my son...I told him that human beings judge one another but that it is only GOD's job to judge. I told him to not be offended with what others say and that we are called to love the people even when they say or do something mean. I asked him if he could do that and he said he would try. It is all I want for him, to just try!
Over this past weekend, my two sons went over to my brother and sister-in-law's house to play games with my nephew. When they got into the car when I picked them up, my younger son was very upset by something his Aunt said to him. We are in the process of taking care of a friends dog while she is in rehab and my sons are very excited about it. They were telling their Aunt that we were going to have a dog and she immediately started saying that we had no business getting a dog because we could not afford it and dogs cost alot of money, money that we do not have so we should not get the dog. It burst my sons excitement and made him feel bad.
When he told me about this, my first reaction was one of being "pissed". How dare she judge us on what we can and can not do or have? I was ready to fight! And then I suddenly realized that I was looking in a mirror. How many times have I done the same thing? When things were financially good for us, how many people did I pass judgement on and talk about. How many times was I the "expert" on someone else's down and out experience and verbalized to others what they should have done? How many times did I use someone else's financial probleams as a way to "pump" myself up? I will tell you that I have been soooooo
judgemental of people who found themselves in situations that "none of us smart people" would ever find ourselves in. Now it makes me sick!
It hurts when others are judging our situation because unless you know every square inch of it, you don't really know it. It is so easy to think that we can set our lives up so that nothing bad ever happens to us, it only happens to those who are not smart enough to stop it from happening. Judging others makes compassion for them impossible. It separates us from each other in such a cruel way. I truly want my judgement of others to cease. I want it to be replaced with love and compassion. This is what I ask GOD today to change in me!
If you are wondering how I responded to my son...I told him that human beings judge one another but that it is only GOD's job to judge. I told him to not be offended with what others say and that we are called to love the people even when they say or do something mean. I asked him if he could do that and he said he would try. It is all I want for him, to just try!
Thursday, January 19, 2012
GOD carrying me through!
Doesn't it seem, at times, that when it rains, it pours! I often wander about these times in life when things just seem to pile up and I try to see the lessons to be learned. After, once again, going through a really tough financial strain for the past two months, it became worse (although I thought it could not be possible) when the elderly lady that I care for, fell and ended up in the hospital. My job is caring for her and with one swift move, my job was over. If she recovers, it will be months before she will come home. I felt that familiar panic set in and did my best to stave off the fear that was building up inside me. A voice from within told me this time I need to have faith and not fear!
It seems that this pattern has come into play so many times in my life. I wonder if the same holds true for others. It may not be about finances but perhaps something else. I can't help but feel that it keeps happening to me because I am somehow bringing it to me. Through my pattern of thought and the history of my fears, somehow, I was bringing this to me! It is the same routine. Some financial bad news comes and I react in a sheer panic, "What will we do, how will we ever make it through this!" Then my mind starts churning of how to make this work. How do I cut even more when we were already at the very edge? Then I talk to GOD and tell him that I trust HIM and even suggest ways for HIM to get us out of this! Trying desparately to have faith that GOD will come through for us but not really feeling it. Scared, frightened, lonely and sad. Then getting to the point where I think we weathered the storm only to be hit again.
Determined to not let the same old patterns set in for me, I decided to change the way I handle this storm. I truly decided to put it in GOD'S hands and to know that everything was going to be OK. I also discovered that one of the reasons I have, in the past, made it seem like I was so upset about my financial situation and that the situation was desparate was because I did not want to shut off the possiblity of recieving help. It was like if I admitted that things were rough and was sad and upset about it, others would want to help me. But if I showed and spoke of faith and declared that I was at peace knowing that GOD would help me, no one would help me. I almost can not believe that this is what I was doing. That was the epitomy of faithlessness!
Then there came upon us, yet another storm! My husbands car, which we tremendously depended on, stopped working. It was almost too much for me to bear. The feeling of giving up ran rampant through my veins. How could this happen when we were already on the edge? Again, I felt myself fighting for faith as my very limited human brain thought of who, what, when and how may be able to help us. It then became so overwhelming to me that I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO DROP ON MY KNEES AND ASK GOD TO HANDLE IT! I know deep down inside that GOD doesn't want us to use HIM as a last resort but as the first resort we turn to. How could I have lived 50 years and still not get that?
Now, I had to ask for forgiveness. Please, dear GOD, forgive me for having so little faith. Why did I have so little faith? I meditated about the answer for that question. I realized that when we were going through our financial strain in 2009 when we lost our house, that I had at that time also asked GOD for help. All I could see was that the end result was in losing our house so, deep down inside, I felt that GOD did not help. Even though, I would not have admitted that. Then I quickly realized, which I hadn't before, that GOD's help doesn't necessarily come in the form of avoidance of something "bad" happening to us, it comes from helping us get through it! When I look back on that time, I can see and acknowlege the many, many ways that GOD brought us through it. It was by the grace of GOD and his hands that we made it through it with our family in tact, our marriage in tact, our health in tact and many other things!
I have now learned to change the expectation of GODS help in my life. I feel even more at peace knowing that whatever it is that I go through in life, GOD is by my side carrying me through it all!
I know that GOD has great things in store for my life. I am open and ready for anything that HE needs from me. My life is HIS!
It seems that this pattern has come into play so many times in my life. I wonder if the same holds true for others. It may not be about finances but perhaps something else. I can't help but feel that it keeps happening to me because I am somehow bringing it to me. Through my pattern of thought and the history of my fears, somehow, I was bringing this to me! It is the same routine. Some financial bad news comes and I react in a sheer panic, "What will we do, how will we ever make it through this!" Then my mind starts churning of how to make this work. How do I cut even more when we were already at the very edge? Then I talk to GOD and tell him that I trust HIM and even suggest ways for HIM to get us out of this! Trying desparately to have faith that GOD will come through for us but not really feeling it. Scared, frightened, lonely and sad. Then getting to the point where I think we weathered the storm only to be hit again.
Determined to not let the same old patterns set in for me, I decided to change the way I handle this storm. I truly decided to put it in GOD'S hands and to know that everything was going to be OK. I also discovered that one of the reasons I have, in the past, made it seem like I was so upset about my financial situation and that the situation was desparate was because I did not want to shut off the possiblity of recieving help. It was like if I admitted that things were rough and was sad and upset about it, others would want to help me. But if I showed and spoke of faith and declared that I was at peace knowing that GOD would help me, no one would help me. I almost can not believe that this is what I was doing. That was the epitomy of faithlessness!
Then there came upon us, yet another storm! My husbands car, which we tremendously depended on, stopped working. It was almost too much for me to bear. The feeling of giving up ran rampant through my veins. How could this happen when we were already on the edge? Again, I felt myself fighting for faith as my very limited human brain thought of who, what, when and how may be able to help us. It then became so overwhelming to me that I HAD NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO DROP ON MY KNEES AND ASK GOD TO HANDLE IT! I know deep down inside that GOD doesn't want us to use HIM as a last resort but as the first resort we turn to. How could I have lived 50 years and still not get that?
Now, I had to ask for forgiveness. Please, dear GOD, forgive me for having so little faith. Why did I have so little faith? I meditated about the answer for that question. I realized that when we were going through our financial strain in 2009 when we lost our house, that I had at that time also asked GOD for help. All I could see was that the end result was in losing our house so, deep down inside, I felt that GOD did not help. Even though, I would not have admitted that. Then I quickly realized, which I hadn't before, that GOD's help doesn't necessarily come in the form of avoidance of something "bad" happening to us, it comes from helping us get through it! When I look back on that time, I can see and acknowlege the many, many ways that GOD brought us through it. It was by the grace of GOD and his hands that we made it through it with our family in tact, our marriage in tact, our health in tact and many other things!
I have now learned to change the expectation of GODS help in my life. I feel even more at peace knowing that whatever it is that I go through in life, GOD is by my side carrying me through it all!
I know that GOD has great things in store for my life. I am open and ready for anything that HE needs from me. My life is HIS!
Monday, December 26, 2011
Daily Prayer - Monday - Christmas
Dear Father in Heaven,
WOW! WOW! These past two days, Christmas Eve and Christmas day, were really something! At times I felt very connected to You and Your Son, Jesus. I felt the real meaning of Jesus being born and I loved that! I feel that I went from one end of the spectrum to the other. I was so inspired but I also had a dark side (maybe it was the dexxx) that I tried and tried to shake. I got into a disagreement with my husband and had a really difficult time pulling myself out of the strife. Oh, my dear God and Father, I really have a hard time with my husband. I feel like he sucks the joy right out of my life at times. This is such a challenge for me. Although I know that all challenges in life are an opportunity to grow, this challenge seems to interfere with my growth. I asked You to help me on Saturday and I heard You whisper to me to turn around and kiss him. I could not do it the very moment that You told me to, but shortly thereafter I did. It did bring a temporary peace to both of us which I am extremely grateful to You for. I was able to celebrate the rest of the day with a very peaceful heart! Thank You!
I was a bit worried about meeting with my family because my emotions are running high about this financial situation. I was not able to purchase anything for anyone this year and I was concerned about how that would make me feel while we were exchanging gifts. I did not want to be tearful during our time together and get all choked up feeling bad because of my situation. I asked for Your help in this and by Your Grace, I was fine. In fact, I had a more peaceful heart than ever before and just had a really good time. When I was leaving my mother's house, my sister handed me a small bag and told me that this wasn't from her but from my whole family and that we were to open it on Christmas morning. I was really thankful that I did not have to open it in front of everyone because I do not think I could have controlled my emotions. Upon arriving home, I opened the bag and there was one present for Dominic, one for Vincenzo, one for Leonard and one for me along with a decorated envelope. I put them under the tree for tomorrow.
On Christmas morning, the kids opened the few gifts they had. These gifts were purchased through the generosity of two of my sisters who gave me gift cards to two stores. Had it not been for them, I would not have had anything to give them. My children are strong in You, my God and were OK with us not being able to provide gifts for them. They knew that is was by the Grace of God working through people that they had gifts to open. We opened them as a family and were all extremely excited not just about the gifts, but the generosity of others toward us! It was awesome! I have a hard time really expressing how I felt! I wished that everyone could feel as blessed as I felt. Thank you so much, Heavenly Father, for giving me the opportunity to feel that! Through You this happened. Christmas is not about getting what you want but it is about seeing You in others. This is a testament that Jesus Christ, Your Son, is alive in well in many people even this long after His birth. We celebrate the gift of Jesus that You, our loving Father, gave us so that we may live our lives with Your forgiveness of our sins. Today is born to us a Savior, Jesus Christ.
Thank you God, our Father, for all your gifts that you pour out to me. Thank You for whatever it is that you did to give me the eyes to recognize your gifts and the ears to hear your voice!
Amen
WOW! WOW! These past two days, Christmas Eve and Christmas day, were really something! At times I felt very connected to You and Your Son, Jesus. I felt the real meaning of Jesus being born and I loved that! I feel that I went from one end of the spectrum to the other. I was so inspired but I also had a dark side (maybe it was the dexxx) that I tried and tried to shake. I got into a disagreement with my husband and had a really difficult time pulling myself out of the strife. Oh, my dear God and Father, I really have a hard time with my husband. I feel like he sucks the joy right out of my life at times. This is such a challenge for me. Although I know that all challenges in life are an opportunity to grow, this challenge seems to interfere with my growth. I asked You to help me on Saturday and I heard You whisper to me to turn around and kiss him. I could not do it the very moment that You told me to, but shortly thereafter I did. It did bring a temporary peace to both of us which I am extremely grateful to You for. I was able to celebrate the rest of the day with a very peaceful heart! Thank You!
I was a bit worried about meeting with my family because my emotions are running high about this financial situation. I was not able to purchase anything for anyone this year and I was concerned about how that would make me feel while we were exchanging gifts. I did not want to be tearful during our time together and get all choked up feeling bad because of my situation. I asked for Your help in this and by Your Grace, I was fine. In fact, I had a more peaceful heart than ever before and just had a really good time. When I was leaving my mother's house, my sister handed me a small bag and told me that this wasn't from her but from my whole family and that we were to open it on Christmas morning. I was really thankful that I did not have to open it in front of everyone because I do not think I could have controlled my emotions. Upon arriving home, I opened the bag and there was one present for Dominic, one for Vincenzo, one for Leonard and one for me along with a decorated envelope. I put them under the tree for tomorrow.
On Christmas morning, the kids opened the few gifts they had. These gifts were purchased through the generosity of two of my sisters who gave me gift cards to two stores. Had it not been for them, I would not have had anything to give them. My children are strong in You, my God and were OK with us not being able to provide gifts for them. They knew that is was by the Grace of God working through people that they had gifts to open. We opened them as a family and were all extremely excited not just about the gifts, but the generosity of others toward us! It was awesome! I have a hard time really expressing how I felt! I wished that everyone could feel as blessed as I felt. Thank you so much, Heavenly Father, for giving me the opportunity to feel that! Through You this happened. Christmas is not about getting what you want but it is about seeing You in others. This is a testament that Jesus Christ, Your Son, is alive in well in many people even this long after His birth. We celebrate the gift of Jesus that You, our loving Father, gave us so that we may live our lives with Your forgiveness of our sins. Today is born to us a Savior, Jesus Christ.
Thank you God, our Father, for all your gifts that you pour out to me. Thank You for whatever it is that you did to give me the eyes to recognize your gifts and the ears to hear your voice!
Amen
Friday, December 23, 2011
Daily Devotion - Friday- Being worthy
Almighty Father in Heaven,
It is two days before Christmas, two days before we celebrate the great gift you gave us on that first Christmas day, the gift of Your Son incarnate! Given to us so that our sins are forgiven. So that we can live our lives in peace knowing that our sins are forgiven by You. I have realized through You that carrying around sin and the guilt of the sin, makes our lives miserable. Life seems not even worth living when you keep and hold on to sin. Why do we do that when we our Savior was born on that first Christmas? Why do we let the sin destroy our present day? Is it out of disbelief that this is what Jesus came to do? Is it due to lack of faith that You are in control? I think it has something to do with not feeling worthy of Your forgiveness. When an all out effort to make You first in our lives fails and we find ourselves focusing on things that are not about You, guilt sets in. Sometimes, we even feel like our sins are too bad to be forgiven. Then we live wishing we could be filled with You but thinking we are not good enough to be blessed by You. Sometimes we are blind by all the wonderful things that You do for us on a daily basis and do not see You working in our lives because we believe in something else. We may believe that we can not be happy if we are poor and financially struggling. We may believe that appearances of ownership of certain things makes our lives have meaning. Instead, we should be believing in the joy and peace that comes with knowing You. That is why Jesus was born and that is what should be celebrated! Every one of us was created by You and therefore are loved by You. Your love is unconditional and therefore makes us each worthly of Your love. That is the gift that we should celebrate this Christmas!
I have been so blessed by you in so many ways. You have given me the gift of compassion for others that makes my life full and have meaning. I would not have that were it not for Your great love for me. Thank you, my dear Father in Heaven, for creating me and loving me. My heart is filled with hope because of You. My heart is filled with peace because of You. My heart is filled with joy because of You. You have forgiven me of my sins, through Your son, Our Lord Jesus Christ and his great sacrifice!
Amen
It is two days before Christmas, two days before we celebrate the great gift you gave us on that first Christmas day, the gift of Your Son incarnate! Given to us so that our sins are forgiven. So that we can live our lives in peace knowing that our sins are forgiven by You. I have realized through You that carrying around sin and the guilt of the sin, makes our lives miserable. Life seems not even worth living when you keep and hold on to sin. Why do we do that when we our Savior was born on that first Christmas? Why do we let the sin destroy our present day? Is it out of disbelief that this is what Jesus came to do? Is it due to lack of faith that You are in control? I think it has something to do with not feeling worthy of Your forgiveness. When an all out effort to make You first in our lives fails and we find ourselves focusing on things that are not about You, guilt sets in. Sometimes, we even feel like our sins are too bad to be forgiven. Then we live wishing we could be filled with You but thinking we are not good enough to be blessed by You. Sometimes we are blind by all the wonderful things that You do for us on a daily basis and do not see You working in our lives because we believe in something else. We may believe that we can not be happy if we are poor and financially struggling. We may believe that appearances of ownership of certain things makes our lives have meaning. Instead, we should be believing in the joy and peace that comes with knowing You. That is why Jesus was born and that is what should be celebrated! Every one of us was created by You and therefore are loved by You. Your love is unconditional and therefore makes us each worthly of Your love. That is the gift that we should celebrate this Christmas!
I have been so blessed by you in so many ways. You have given me the gift of compassion for others that makes my life full and have meaning. I would not have that were it not for Your great love for me. Thank you, my dear Father in Heaven, for creating me and loving me. My heart is filled with hope because of You. My heart is filled with peace because of You. My heart is filled with joy because of You. You have forgiven me of my sins, through Your son, Our Lord Jesus Christ and his great sacrifice!
Amen
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Daily Prayer - Tuesday - The hands and feet of Jesus
My dear Heavenly Father,
I prayed to You and asked that You change about my financial situation. I realized that I needed to change and be filled with faith. The lack of faith made me fearful and scared, worried and sad. I wanted to change the way I felt and dealt with the situation. I wanted to feel a leap of joy in my heart that our Savior will be born as a Man on Christmas day and I wanted to truly be in awe of that. Thank you, Heavenly Father, for answering my prayer.
Things have been changing all around me. I am seeing things through a different pair of eyes. People with the hands and feet of Jesus Christ are surrounding me and I feel so loved! My family is becoming a nice place to be. For the first time since I can remember, we put the Christmas tree up as a family. We are somehow more patient and tolerant with each other. We seem to quickly turn around a foul mood or anger. We have a bond that we never had before. Goodness is coming from every direction. Every time I turn around, someone is doing something for us. My heart is full with appreciation and gratitude! I feel like I am turning peaceful and that the feeling of happiness is returning.
There are still 5 more days until Christmas and this Christmas is turning up one miracle after another. I understand, maybe for the first time ever, the importance of having a Savior, the one that You sent. He was sent us to free us from sin when we asked for forgiveness and to be our loving advocate with You, my almighty Father! You sent Him here so that we might find our way to You. What a wonderful, beautiful gift! Thank You so much, my Father in Heaven, for loving me so much that You would send us Jesus! Have mercy on me and may I always keep Your spirit and truly live my life as the hands and feet of our dear Lord, Jesus Christ. I pray to you in His name!
Amen
I prayed to You and asked that You change about my financial situation. I realized that I needed to change and be filled with faith. The lack of faith made me fearful and scared, worried and sad. I wanted to change the way I felt and dealt with the situation. I wanted to feel a leap of joy in my heart that our Savior will be born as a Man on Christmas day and I wanted to truly be in awe of that. Thank you, Heavenly Father, for answering my prayer.
Things have been changing all around me. I am seeing things through a different pair of eyes. People with the hands and feet of Jesus Christ are surrounding me and I feel so loved! My family is becoming a nice place to be. For the first time since I can remember, we put the Christmas tree up as a family. We are somehow more patient and tolerant with each other. We seem to quickly turn around a foul mood or anger. We have a bond that we never had before. Goodness is coming from every direction. Every time I turn around, someone is doing something for us. My heart is full with appreciation and gratitude! I feel like I am turning peaceful and that the feeling of happiness is returning.
There are still 5 more days until Christmas and this Christmas is turning up one miracle after another. I understand, maybe for the first time ever, the importance of having a Savior, the one that You sent. He was sent us to free us from sin when we asked for forgiveness and to be our loving advocate with You, my almighty Father! You sent Him here so that we might find our way to You. What a wonderful, beautiful gift! Thank You so much, my Father in Heaven, for loving me so much that You would send us Jesus! Have mercy on me and may I always keep Your spirit and truly live my life as the hands and feet of our dear Lord, Jesus Christ. I pray to you in His name!
Amen
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