I told you whoever is out there in the world of the internet (besides my husband) reading this that my life has been busy......but here I am, over a month has passed since my last post on this blog that has been my little piece of sanity through my crazy days.

Can it be that Christmas is here? My heart has been hurting these past few days for a friend who has lost two babies this year. How could she find the strength to celebrate this joyous time of year? How can my parents who have lost so many things find joy during Christmas? How can my friend Kris celebrate Christmas without her husband who passed away this year? Why do we have to experience such heart wrenching things?

For Christmas this year at my church I'm directing the choir in a song that speaks to this....
"My soul, my soul
magnifies the Lord.
My soul magnifies the Lord.
He has been good to me so good to me."

It's been hard for me to sing this for the past week just thinking of my friends and family who have lost so much this year. But then I feel as if God gently reminds me saying: it's not what we've lost, but what you have gained. Stop thinking of the sad, think of the good that has happened this year. My soul must magnify the Lord. Why? Because he has been good to me. So simple. Yet to swallow the good and to spew out the bad....that's a hard thing to accomplish. So, for those of you whomever you might be, during the next 10 days until we celebrate the arrival of the King, magnify the Lord for the great things he has done in your life. Here are the 10 things that I will praise Him for what he has done this year for me.

1. Gave me my son
2. A house to live in
3. A loving family
4. A job
5. Provided for me financially
6. Allowed me to heal from my C-section without complication
7. Brought my brother home safely from Afghanistan
8. Gave me new friendships
9. Gave me new depths of patience and strength
10. My supportive, loving, kind husband



how will your soul magnify the Lord?