I'm tired. But to our delight we've enjoyed some wonderful weather today. Temperatures in the low seventies (yep, you heard right!) and sunshine. I was wondering how the day would turn out at around 5am when the wind picked up and the rain dumped buckets on us. The backyard was a swamp until a couple of the kids cleared out the gully we have to have near the front fence. It backs up with the oak leaves from our tree in the backyard, and with the fence being wooden----things just press against it.
As for the rest of the day---present wrapping to do, stocking stuffing, and Christmas Eve service at church. Looking forward to that. Quiet and peaceful. A good dose of that sounds just the ticket.
As an additional note, my husband received a second work deposit on a job. And, in a Tiny Tim sort of way we had a further blessing. Yesterday I was concerned that the turkey we'd been given as a gift (probably about an 6-8 pounder) wouldn't stretch far enough for Christmas dinner. Prayed about it and figured things would work out. What a sense of humor the Lord has. No sooner had the prayer left my thoughts then one of the boys got a call from another neighbor. She wanted him to come up. He came back home with a smoked turkey. Cooked and ready.
Just a word of encouragement for those of you who wait. It can be so hard, but is such a huge relief when the Lord acts so that we can see it.
As for the rest of the day---present wrapping to do, stocking stuffing, and Christmas Eve service at church. Looking forward to that. Quiet and peaceful. A good dose of that sounds just the ticket.
As an additional note, my husband received a second work deposit on a job. And, in a Tiny Tim sort of way we had a further blessing. Yesterday I was concerned that the turkey we'd been given as a gift (probably about an 6-8 pounder) wouldn't stretch far enough for Christmas dinner. Prayed about it and figured things would work out. What a sense of humor the Lord has. No sooner had the prayer left my thoughts then one of the boys got a call from another neighbor. She wanted him to come up. He came back home with a smoked turkey. Cooked and ready.
Just a word of encouragement for those of you who wait. It can be so hard, but is such a huge relief when the Lord acts so that we can see it.
