The Christmas Story

A very wonderful Christmas to all! This Christmas has meant something different to me than other before. We all think about the beginning of the Christmas story, but what about the end? No, I am not talking about the journey back to Nazareth, but rather about the Journey to Golgotha. I have been reading the book of Matthew recently, with different eyes. It felt like I was living along with it. Watching Him grow up as a child, taking on His Father's work... I was growing closer as I watched events unfolding, one by one. The healings physical and spiritual, the miracles, the showing of infinite unmatchless Love. Than they took Him into captivity, mocked Him, SPIT on Him! They degraded Him.... the Innocent. And He took it all. Without retaliation. And than He died... and bore our sins. He BORE our sins. He took upon Himself the blame, the humiliation, the shame, the sinfulness, the wretchedness of OUR sins, and not just one persons. Take all the people who ever lived and will live, take all that sin, allll the blame, humiliating wretchedness, shame, take it all and put it together on one Man. That's what Jesus did, for me. He did it for you. As this came clearly to my eyes... I felt so unworthy. Jesus did it for me. And in turn we have the gift, The Gift of Salvation. Can I actually accept it? Can I actually receive it, the Gift of Forgiveness, Acceptance, from Him? Please do. Accept and think on the best Christmas Gift of all. On His Birth, He began to give us.... The Ultimate Gift.
To me, THIS is the Christmas Story.

Life...

Life is just so awesome right now! :) The sun is shining and it's absolutely gorgeous outside right now! Today our youth are going to go play softball and have discada for supper... a farewell for one of our youth guys... (he's leaving for Haiti for 2 years and I am SO JEALOUS :) ) Life is just so awesome, phenomenal, superb, extensively cool... does that make sense? I'll pretend it does ;) I guess I kinda feel that life is slowly slowly getting to be... under control. Under control? No... I am not in control, but I feel like well, you ever have those times when everything in life jus starts... clicking into place? Or so it seems... I feel like life is more organized now... :) And I am even making progress on my Resolutions! yay! :) A grand feeling. PLUS SPRING HAS SPRUNG! and that makes life even happier... along with the fact that Easter is tomorrow. The older I get, the more I think about Easter... THE Easter story... God's unimagineable, out-of-our-comprehension love! It makes everything about life... the joys, the sad parts all seem so trivial. Not? It does for  me... when I think of His incredible Plan! Life. Is. So. Amazing! :) I have had my ramble now... yay! bye... till tomorrow!

P.S. plus now that my life is more in place..... I'll have a little more time to post :)

How Deep Our Fathers Love...

How Deep the Fathers Love

How deep the Father's love for us,
How vast beyond all measure
That He should give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure.

How great the pain of searing loss,
The Father turns His face away
As wounds which mar the chosen One,
Bring many sons to glory.

Behold the Man upon a cross,
My sin upon His shoulders
Ashamed I hear my mocking voice,
Call out among the scoffers.

It was my sin that left Him there
Until it was accomplished
His dying breath has brought me life
I know that it is finished.

I will not boast in anything
No gifts, no power, no wisdom
But I will boast in Jesus Christ
His death and resurrection.

Why should I gain from His reward?
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom.


This song is so amazing, and has been an enormous inspiration for me! It's impossible, i think, to actually comprehend the reality, the actuality, the depth of our Fathers love, and the price that was paid! I'm just so thankful for that love, and I want the everyone to know of it!