Bits of Encouragement ~ Advent

I'm sitting next to the tree listening to Pandora (Baby it's cold outside) my favorite station and watching the dainty snowflakes fall...perfect morning.

We had quite a busy weekend.

Friday night dinner with Shane and Jen at Bar La Grassa. Go, it's amazing!!

Saturday, Christmas with Brian's family. Good food and fun surprises! Let's just saw a certain man is very happy with his new Griswold and Wagner pieces. Thank you, thank you Kathy and Ruth!!

Last week was a hard week for my Mom. Her youngest brother passed away suddenly. We all went over Sunday afternoon to hang out and have pizza. Thanks for all your prayers! She seems to be doing better.

Have a wonderful week and enjoy the snow!

"Glory to God in the heavenly heights. Peace to all men and women on earth who please him." Luke 2 The Message

Hugs~

Rach

Bits of Encouragement ~ Advent

All weekend plans were cancelled due to the storm. In fact the children don't even have school today! Which is saying something because our school district NEVER closes!!

Instead I did laundry, baked, and dipped pretzels by myself. It wasn't fun without you Sus!!

Brian used the snowblower multiple times, he is having waaay to much fun with that machine! I'm glad we invested in it. Like one of our friends said "save your back for other manly things." What they don't know is that I do most of the shoveling around here, guess I should save my back for more womanly things. I am happy to report though, that I haven't had to lift a shovel at all! Last Christmas was it for me.

Well, have a wonderful week and please stay toasty warm!!

"Hark the herald angels sing

Glory to the newborn king!

Peace on earth and mercy mild

God and sinners reconciled

Joyful all ye nations rise

Join the triumph of the skies

With the angelic host proclaim

Christ is born in Bethlehem

Hark! The herald angels sing

Glory to the newborn King!"

~ Charles Wesley

xoxo

Rachel

Bit of Encouragement ~ Advent

I was reading a devotional the other day that I received via e-mail. It spoke to the verse in Psalms "Be still and know that I am God." I thought it was quite fitting considering that we are in the midst of the Advent season.

We tend to get hurried and have twenty things on our to do list up until Christmas day. I mean there are cookies to bake, gingerbread houses to put together, decorations that need to be placed just so, and don't forget the presents. This year, for whatever reason I am pretty behind my holiday schedule and you know what I don't really care. Sure we did put up our Christmas decor and I have started my baking, but I am not stressing out this year. This year, I am going to be still.

"Instructed by the king, they set off. Then the star appeared again, the same star they had seen in the eastern skies. It led them on until it hovered over the place of the child. They could hardly contain themselves: They were in the right place! They had arrived at the right time!

They enered the house and saw the child in the arms of Mary, his mother. Overcome they kneeled and worshiped him. Then they opened there luggage and presented gifts: gold, frankincesnce, myrrh." Matthew 2

Stay warm friends!

Hugs~

Rachel

Bits of Encouragement ~ Advent

"Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel." Isaiah 7:14

Have a great week!

xoxo

Rachel