First of all, I wanted to say a few thank yous today.  I have been writing what I am thankful for on facebook during the month of November, and I can’t stop.  I realized it was December today, but I am going to continue to give thanks; forever.  To my Lord and Savior mostly, but also to others around me too…

A big thank you to my hubby.  I SEE you!  Thank you for working so hard to provide for us.  We respect, appreciate and love you deeply.

Another thank you to Ann Voskamp for writing, One Thousand Gifts, God is using this book and His book, the BIBLE, to change me.  Thank you Ann!  Check out Ann’s blog:  www.aholyexperience.com
You can also see how to use the Jesse Tree Advent Book at her site.  Below is our Jesse Tree, we are enjoying waiting in expectation for Christmas with it:

Today the sun was shining, and its warm light was flooding into our family room.  Joy came in as we danced to Christmas music and enjoyed each other.  We sang, “O Come Let Us Adore Him” and “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” and captured worship in the light, looking up in hope.