I bet you didn't know...

that JINGLE BELLS was written for the Thanksgiving Holiday. I learned of this unknown fact in my local newspaper the Fort Worth Star Telegram. I enjoy reading it each day.

May you have a Happy Jingle Bell Thanksgiving day!

Our Thankful Tree

Our Thankful Tree began as an annual tradition when Cara was 2 years old. Each year, I make a tree out of craft paper and place it on the door to the laundry room. Then, I use leaves diecut from a diecut machine. And each night, we each place a leaf on the tree saying something we are thankful for this year. It is something that I have grown to love.

My leaf today will be I am thankful that Wade asked me to marry him on this day 18 years ago.

Blessings!

Freeze Time

I wish that we could freeze time.

The other night, Caleb who is normally a good sleeper was having difficulty getting to sleep.

My heart was pulled out of me as I heard him not crying but sobbing. I went and picked him up and I took him to my bed. It was still early before 10 p.m., but Wade was fast asleep. He can sleep through anything so nothing disturbs him.

Caleb crawled on top of sleeping Wade, laid down his head and fell asleep. It was too precious.

I could not communicate it better than this.. so if you have time.. please go visit this blog..
http://livingproofministries.blogspot.com/2008/11/united-house.html

Let us be in prayer for unity I know it is what would please our heavenly Father.

It takes time to grow fruit...

It takes time to grow fruit. Well, yes that is common sense. However, I had really not thought about it in relation to fruit of the Spirit.

Yesterday, I was studying God's word and my Bible Study book that I was using said to choose a short verse and to meditate on it. The description used to mediate was to review, repeat, reflect, think, analyze, feel and even enjoy it.

So here was my verse,

"He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers." Psalms 1:2-3

As I truly meditated on this verse, I was struck with the fact that I have always just expected that the fruit of the Spirit (Gal.5:22)- Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness,Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self Control would just come immediately.

Instead God truly showed me, that just like fruit is yielded in a season. It takes time to grow the fruit. It just doesn't happen overnight. So it is with the fruit of the Spirit, it slowly develops and grows until it is ripe.

My lesson for November 3rd.

Tricks are over, but the Treats remain!

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The Tricks are all over, but the treats remain especially the sweetest treats of all, Cara and Caleb.

I had a fun filled and eventful day on Halloween! I got Cara's lunch made and shipped her off to school at 7:30 a.m. since she has Safety Patrol duty. Caleb awoke and we ate breakfast and watched some Mickey Mouse. I cleaned the house, before Debbie our house cleaner came! :-)

I worked on Cara's 4th grade scrapbook and got it almost finished. We then ran and got a cake for Cara's 5th grade class. Then, ate lunch with Shelley and Jace for Shelley's birthday. Then, the most important task of the whole day was I voted! I had Caleb with me and I was so afraid he was going to push the wrong button... he loves computers. We then picked Cara up at school.

We got ready for Halloween and took some pictures and then we were off to Trunk or Treat at church. Then a quick run by Sonic for dinner and more trick or treating in our neighborhood.

It was a great day!