😎🐫🎤 I really enjoy the Christmas season, but about seven years ago I got fed up with how commercialize Christmas had become and I decided to quite decorating the house so I could focus more on what CHRISTmas is really about. I have one decoration that I leave out year-round to remind me to celebrate our Lord’s birth and sacrifice EVERYDAY.  I heard this song yesterday for the first time. It made me grin from ear to ear and I knew I needed to share it with you. I pray that you can be solidly focused on Christ the rest of this Christmas season. Bless others and be blessed. 

#Unspoken – Christmas Everyday

😎🐫🎤 I don’t usually ask for prayers, but Brian and I would appreciate your prayers during this time of discernment and potential job transitions for both of us. Thank you in advance and know that I am praying for you as well.

#HillaryScott&TheScottFamily – Thy Will

😎🐫🎤 It’s that time of year again…decoration, gift buying, family visits, too much eating. It can all be overwhelming and time consuming. So how are you going to squeeze in preparing your heart, during this season of Advent, for Christ’s birth?  Have a plan.  Work it. Be ready for Christ this CHRISTmas.  

#KristianStanfill – Even So Come

😎🐫🎤 Last night in our Financial Peace University class, I was reminded once again that God is the greatest giver of all. Seriously, He gave His only Son to die for our sins. He gave us a path to our salvation. So why does God ask us to give?  God made us in His image. He knit us in our mother’s womb. When we give, we are following in our Father’s footsteps and are becoming more Christlike. We can give to others in many ways, shapes and forms, but don’t forget to give thanks to those in your life and to the Father, Son and Spirit. When you give thanks, you are offering praise, honor and worship to our Lord. Thanksgiving is my favorite time of year. Tell me what you are truly thankful for. 

#MattRedman – 10,000 Reasons

😎🐫🎤 I’ve heard “Dear Younger Me” many times, but yesterday morning I heard it in a different way for the first time. I took the focus off of “me” and heard who is the “younger me”?  My kiddos, their spouses, my grandchildren. I can’t go back and share my life experiences with my younger self.  Life only moves forward and we can only hope and pray that some of what we share with our “younger me” is taken to heart so that they don’t have to go through the same pains and hurts that we experienced and are still experiencing every time we hit the replay button on our life. There is a BIG difference between “Good” choices (putting ourselves first – what feels good to me) and “Wise” choices (putting God first and the glory of His kingdom). So, dear younger me, I pray you hear my heart and always choose to make wise choices. Bless others and be blessed. 

#MercyMe – Dear Younger Me

😎🐫🎤 God woke me up today with this song.  Bless others and be blessed. 

#TobyMac – Love Broke Thru

😎🐫🎤 I was at Mass Monday night for the Feast of All Saints and read “We are invited to remember and give thanks for others in our lives, perhaps known only to us, who served God and helped to bring us closer to God.”  Then, during the homily it was said, “We are all saints on our journey back to sainthood.”  Over the weekend I was thinking about today’s message and I love how God affirmed His message in what I read and heard at Mass. Whom can you name and want to thank for helping to bring you up from the ashes and closer to God?  Who has helped you to discover and desire a relationship with our Lord?  Now look at those in your life…who is God calling you to share this precious gift with?  Will you accept God’s call to bring dead bones to life?  Bless others and be blessed. 

#LaurenDaigle – Come Alive (Dry Bones)

😎🐫🎤 At Mass last weekend I heard, “You are all that You are by the grace of God.” And in my head, I immediate added to the statement… “Nothing more and nothing less.”  Where does that “less” come from in our lives, strangers, acquaintances? How about those closer to us coworkers, friends and family?  The closer someone is, the more they can push our buttons and make us feel like less. Then…we hold onto that hurt, convince ourselves that we are less than the child of God that we are and we live in that new identity of “less”. We need to quit beating ourselves up and listen for what God is telling us we are, by His grace. 

#BrittNicole – Through Your Eyes

😎🐫🎤 I know this is a little late today, but I got to sleep in because we are having a new HVAC system installed, that we are paying cash for. What a great feeling!  And it’s all because 6 years ago a friend wasn’t afraid to act upon God’s prompting and paid for us to attend Financial Peace University. We started managing money God’s way and I couldn’t begin to tell you how He has blessed us.  God’s love, grace and blessings surround us every moment of every day. It doesn’t matter how high you are on life today or what hole you feel you are trapped in. God is with you. One of the greatest prayers we can ever speak to our Lord is THANK YOU. For our trials, unknowing, change of heart, growth, joys and forgiveness, THANK YOU covers it all. Know that you are blessed and the Lord loves you with a never-ending love. 

#Mikeschair – All I Can Do (Thank You)

😎🐫🎤 I’m sure you’ve been asked at some point in your life “What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?”  Then we start to dream big. And then doubt and lack of action seems to follow.   When God puts His plans/thoughts in your head, we need to trust Him fully. Take that step knowing that He won’t let you sink. It’s okay if you don’t know where that next step will lead you, just trust that the Lord will carry you one step at a time and you will be AMAZED at how far He will carry you for His glory. What has God placed on your heart that you keep ignoring?  Trust and honor the Lord with your actions. Bless others and be blessed. 

#FamilyForce5 – Walk on Water