Ramblings

This morning we woke up to our first real blanket of snow, which in some parts of the country wouldn’t have even counted, but here in Michigan it was enough to be considered ground cover. Since a week ago it was warm enough to go to the zoo and actually get warm walking around, winter arrived suddenly for us.

For Abigail it was her first real look at snow. We bundled up and went outside to make tracks through it. She of course had a blast, and I was struck with the joy of experiencing something totally new through the eyes of a child. When we got back inside she wanted to show her doll the snow out the window. It’s so great to be completely entertained and happy with something so simple. Today my thoughts are simple and maybe even not that organized to a point, but that’s the beauty of a blog we can share whatever is on our hearts, you of course can chose to read it or not!

Even though this is a little past the holiday my thoughts go to thankfulness. We were reminded in our Thanksgiving Eve service what an incredible love God has for us. The message was taken out of Psalm 139, very meaningful for me as I think of our precious baby being knit together in my womb by the very hand of the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe. I am awed, humbled blessed and yes thankful. No matter what comes our way in life God is enough to give us reason for thankfulness, to give us hope, peace and even joy. When we stop and consider who He is and what He desires for us, how can we not be overcome with those things I just mentioned? Words do not fully express what God does in my heart, but today I want to give Him praise for He is so worthy of it and I am often so neglectful in giving it. Lately my only prayer seems to have been “God give me strength to get through the next hour till I can take another nap” so today I’m even thankful for feeling like a semi-normal human being again (as I am pregenant).

Can you Praise God now? I hope so, I hope that with this reminder your heart will sing to its Maker and you will in turn be blessed.

Love,

Amanda