Trust and obey, for there's no other way...

Read this devotional sent to me by sis.....

http://www.crosswalk.com/devotionals/encouragement/11561168/

WOW...

this spoke volumes to my heart. The timing of the
message could not have been more perfect. Last week I was
freaking out over Christmas, Jude's b-day, Chr. cards, Lance
taking boards, etc. Then, God said to me "trust in ME alone, cast your
anxieties and worries aside" and showed me where my heart needs
to be on a day to day basis.

Tannenbaum take 2

Well, I redecorated my tree again. Oh yes I did. I had to redo it now that we are in a new apartment.

What?

Oh, you didn't know we moved? Yeah, we did.

Well, early Monday morning we woke to flooding in our apartment. Early meaning 2 am. So, we did the whole try to protect your belongings thing. We diverted water any way we could think of: sweeping with a broom, makeshift sandbags, scooping it up with a dustpan, digging trenches, blocking flow with towels and bailing with buckets and garbage pails.

Oh yeah, did I say that water is COLD in December? And, I was wearing sandals.

So, Monday afternoon through last evening we moved to a new apartment. I am happy to report that the only opening was for a 3 bedroom apartment, so we have been upgraded! God continues to bless us. Sometimes we just need to trust God a bit more.

Me? I was thinking at 4 am Monday that this was a horrible, sucky thing to have happen, what with Lance taking his boards next week and Jude's b-day party on Saturday. Now, I see God's plan to move us to a new apartment that suits us just fine!

Of course, what are we without family, church and friends? We couldn't have done it without them. Help came in many forms: providing meals, prayers for our well-being, phone calls and emails of support, watching the baby and the work of many hands helping to move us.

Thank-you doesn't seem like enough to say...

A

O tannenbaum, you annoying thing you!

Have you ever popped out all the light bulbs on a colored light pre-lit Christmas tree and tried to replace them with white light bulbs? Well, I have. And yes, I do mean TRIED. As in, it did NOT work.

I was slightly upset.

So, I then proceeded to rip off the entire strands of colored lights on the tree. I had an unlit, misshapen and smashed tree, not shining with Christmas cheer. I was a bit depressed about the whole thing, especially since this all happened over a 3 day period.

Also, I didn't want Lance to be proven right. Let's just say he wasn't exactly supportive of my endeavor.

But anyways...

So, off to the store to buy more lights. Put them on the tree.... a bit of cheer.

Put new green, silver and white ornaments on....a bit more cheer.

Turn off the lights in the house and plug in the tree?..... Perfect Christmas cheer :)


Amanda