Truly Thankful
Devotional for November 23-29, 2009"1) Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. 2) Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 3) Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4) Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. 5)For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations." Psalm 100 NIVThis week people all across the United States will be gathering together to celebrate in the Thanksgiving holiday. Students anxiously await being released from school, while grandparents

Thanksgiving has presents
While learning about Thanksgiving at school, my four year old cheerfully came home pronouncing, “Mommy we get presents at Thanksgiving.” Of course, my first thought was to sit down with him and explain that at Thanksgiving we do not get presents, but rather a time a time of giving thanks. Yet, he was right. At Thanksgiving, we have the opportunity to give so much. During this season, we have the opportunity of giving the gift of forgiveness to those who may have hurt or misused us. We have the opportunity to give the gift of love not just to those who are able to return such love but also even to our enemies. We have the opportunity to give th

My Lap
Today while watching a little television, my lap was covered with children. We sat there on the loveseat as I held the baby in my arms while the two year old and four year old both clamored to get a piece of my lap. The more they each tried, the less room there was. Eventually, they figured out there wasn’t enough room for the both of them and that they would just have to take turns.But. . .But with God, we don’t have to take turns to get His attention, to gain out time in His lap, or to draw close to Him. Christ is so large and so awesome that we all are able to clamor to Him whenever we want. He is wonderful enough to have arms t

On my heels
The other day, no matter where I went or what I was doing my 2 year old and 4 year old wanted to be right there. Sometimes they were so close to me that I would stumble just trying to walk from one place to the other. There wasn’t any place I could not go without them walking behind me or saying “I want to go toooooooo”. At times, they would even want to hold my hand just to walk from the kitchen to the living room.Yet, I learned so much from their persistence. No matter what, they wanted to be with me. They wanted to be where I was. Imagine if we as believers would be that persistent in seeking God. Imagine what it would be like if we wer

Mr. Snuggles
My nickname for our youngest child is Mr. Snuggles. No matter where you put him, he finds a way to get closer to me. He wiggles; he rolls; he even scoots his way to be closer to either my husband or myself. It is just adorable. Once he snuggles up to us, off he goes to sleep. His childlike desire to be close to us, reminds me of how we could be with Christ. I imagine how much He wants us to do whatever we can to get close to Him. The closer we are to Him, the more we are able to have the peace to rest in Him. I think that even God enjoys it when we want to snuggle close to Him.