We are in a beautiful house in Pennsylvania.
This subdivision has more room than our old one, but we’re still believing for land of our own.
God took care of us. He answered our prayers in the nick of time and used a miracle or two to do it.
We love Christmas. It is a season of remembering the birth of Jesus and celebrating our family’s love and togetherness. The whole atmosphere is uplifting, joyful and wholesome. Nobody can take that away from us. Our Christmas tree is a signpost that something exciting is coming. We will put gifts under that tree. We give each other gifts because we love and want to bless each other. We constantly point our children to the reason for the season.
Jesus is a gift beyond compare. Our gifts are paltry compared to that great gift that God gave us. But the desire to give is God-given and blessed by Him. It truly is more blessed to give than to receive. This season is a set-apart season for giving and blessing and loving and thinking about Jesus. I love it that my children have the memories of past Christmases and enjoy making new memories with their family. These are precious and holy to them – the joy, excitement, family time, and Jesus – not the tree.
There’s nothing pagan about that.
We’re celebrating it now in the time frame that God has given us for it. We do things a little different around here…
And now for your listening pleasure…
Little girls sing a happy song from Penney Douglas on Vimeo.
"Oh that God would give every mother a vision of the glory and splendor of the work that is given to her when a babe is placed in her bosom to be nursed and trained! Could she have but one glimpse in to the future of that life as it reaches on into eternity; could she look into its soul to see its possibilities; could she be made to understand her own personal responsibility for the training of this child, for the development of its life, and for its destiny,--she would see that in all God's world there is no other work so noble and so worthy of her best powers, and she would commit to no other's hands the sacred and holy trust given to her." -JR Miller
WOOOO-HOOO!IT IS GORGEOUS!Our God hardly ever does what we expect. Always over & above! I’m so glad I know Him! Bless His Name! You are such an inspiration to us Penney! Wooooo!
LOL! Who needs building blocks when you have spice bottles and canned goods, huh? 🙂 Your children are so precious….and what a beautiful house! I am so happy for you, Penney! You are blessed of the Lord! Oh yeah….and very happy to have you back! ♥