Happy Friday Morning! Staci leaves for a mission trip to the Yucatan today with her school. Christy is meeting them on Sunday. They will be there for a week. Please pray for the people they will be ministering to.
Thank y'all for praying for my foot. It is so much better and I know how to take care of it now. So I've got another issue:) Turning 35 really messed me up this year:) I think I now have carpul tunnel (sp) in my left hand. I've never had this much trouble in my life. Please pray that it's not that and that it will stop hurting.
Merry Christmas and have a great weekend! Ginny how was the peanut farm?
S - Hebrews 12:1-2 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up, and let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God's throne.
O I haven't endured anything Jesus didn't go through. He knew there was great joy to experience after every trial and eternal Joy in heaven. This expectation of Joy kept him going through the hard experiences.
A - This Christmas I've tried to place the word JOY in every place I can to help me to remember what my attitude should be. I want to go through the hard times of life remembering Joy will carry me through and is the reward.
LOrd thank you for your JOY that is better than any happiness I could everr imaging. Thank you for giving us endurance through Christ and his Joy. Help me to share Joy today with those I'm around.
Karlyn, I'm praying for your "35 ailments" !!! Maybe this will be the last thing for a while. The peanut house was SO fun! Some of these people I have talked on the phone to for 4 1/2 years and never met, so it was like a homecoming. We had so much fun! We laughed and ate and walked around and just had a great time! I'm so glad I got to go. I hope you and yours have a very Merry Christmas!! Love you!
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