real life...{holiday break}

i had intended this week to be about cleaning, organization and productivity.

instead, i find that this week is all about lazy mornings...

late nights...

legos...

pajamas all day...

matchbox racetracks...

ideas...

movies...

angry birds & where's my water...



family time.

i'm good with that :-) REALLY good.

i hope you all are enjoying your holiday week - if you have a holiday week - just as much.

but there's one thing i have a hard time wrapping my mind around, especially at this time of year.

tragedy.

early christmas morning, a house went up in flames. a woman lost both of her parents and her three children.

on christmas morning.

our pastor's soon-to-be son-in-law will be undergoing brain surgery in a few days. he's in his early twenties.

i mean, this is a time for celebration and worship and family and love, right?

i don't mean to be a downer. but what's the deal with all this?

we may never know. it's not easy to reconcile pain & suffering with His love. in fact, it's impossible.

but we are still in God's hands.

please, everyone take a moment to be grateful for what you have and who you have. and pray for those who are suffering - in pain, in need, in hunger, in loneliness.......

amen.