In Christ Alone our Hope is Found

We are in St Thomas for awhile! (o: The trip went well, except for the closure on the 402 because of a protest. I don't think people should be able to walk down the middle of a major highway. That is just irritating. I don't think it will help their cause either! Just my humble opinion! (o: We are thankful to be here. We have a few kids who aren't feeling well. It is a little hard to not be in our home and be up through the night. But I know that it's small stuff. It's nothing a nap, some patience, and contentment can't fix! (o:  What a beautiful gift the Lord has given us in sending His Son to earth. I heard a sermon this morning about the fact that our lives need to be a "Hallelujah from head to toe!" I love that. It makes me smile and is such an encouragement!  This morning, I was thinking about the fact that Christmas is not only a time that we celebrate Christ's birth, but it is also a time that families get together and enjoy each...

I started this post by making a list of the things we like here in MI. The kids and I talk about it all the time.  It's a fun place to live. We love our house. We would build this house! (o:  I wouldn't want this to be our forever neighbourhood, but we still do love our area, even though some people may think of it as a bit ghetto like. (o: It's really not that bad, once you get to know it. These people are nice! Sure, there may be trouble makers, but we had a few of those in St Th and we lived in a very great, quiet, big yard, large treed, established, old personish, neighborhood. I think it's great for the kids to see that the world is a big multicultural blend. But it got me thinking about the bigger picture, aside from the physical stuff. Despite sometimes missing our people, in the big picture I don't think (we) I have ever been this settled and at peace in my whole life. That sure sounds odd. Our ties run deep in St Thomas and we are far from everything w...

I feel like I have not blogged in a long time. I used to write everyday on my blog. Sometimes it got published, sometimes it didn't. I would have words chasing me around all day that had to get out. Sometimes it annoyed me, but now that they are gone, I kind of miss them! I love writing. It sounds strange, but to me the feeling of sitting down to write something is the equivalent of sitting down with a good book in a quiet house with a tea and blanket! It's comfy and cozy! I am beginning to realize that a lot of the reason I wrote, stemmed from Micah and the feelings and discoveries we made a long the way. Some of it was deep pain, other times it was extreme joy. When life is just moving along in normal sort of way, I don't have much to say! So, I am thinking it's a good sign that my thoughts are silent. (o: We are counting down the days until Christmas break. I am really missing family and friends from St Th. lately. At this moment, our Pennings family is having a ...