His Birthday...

Life flys by! As if its December 22nd already! I am getting really excited about Christmas this year. Its Troy's and my first Christmas together! Our tree has an obsurd amount of gifts under it. I told him next year we have to set limits and that I'm not allowed to take any plastic shopping with me...only cash. :)

Yesterday I got a nice giftcard from my Dad & Paula to Red Lobster, and a constant flow of cards containing cheq's have been rolling in from my Grandma's and Grandpa (that sounds weird...but I have 1 Oma (Grandma in German), 1 Grandma & then another Grandma only One Grandpa, so the Grandpa isn't married to all 3 of them). I also got a cute card and cheq from my really cute Aunt Elisabeth. She's one of the coolest older ladies I've ever met/heard of. I love her to bits and wish I lived closer to her. Anyway...

Chelsea and Andrew are getting married in less than 2 weeks! HOW FUN! I can't wait! That's part of why I'm so excited...first Christmas, then I'm throwing her stagette/lingerie party, then the rehersal and wedding...and then new years...what a fun couple weeks...if I could only get past the working days and on to Christmas! YEAH!

This morning I got up early....well actually NOT early, I just snoozed only once...and made coffee and spent some time reading the bible...and of course, as GOd always does...I had an abundance of time...like I gave him my time offering, and he returned it abundantly...that's why I have time to blog, cause I'm ready and don't want to be at work super early. Our God is good...and how fun it is that we celebrate his birthday in a couple days. I love this season.

Have you ever considered how Mary's family responded to her pregnancy? I was thinking about that last night as I drove home from Troy's house...knowing myself, and the small bit I do about their culture, I think I would have thought Mary was completely nuts out of her mind to think she was carrying the Messiah, and I likely would have disowned her...I wonder if her family did that. Take that thought with you today...the things our Messiah endured for us...go far beyond the pages of the bible...I wonder...

We had the Daumlers over for dinner last night along with Chelsea and Andrew. Of course Troy's place was a hit! Even the girls loved it! What a great time we had! I had the most interesting conversation with Naomi. It went like this:

Shara: Naomi did you see Chelsea's pretty ring yet?
Naomi: nope (runs over to see it and comes back and climbes into my lap) Its's Beautiful.
Shara: Naomi did you know that Chelsea and Andrew are going to get married in 2 weeks
Naomi: (Naomi's eyes get big) I sure hope I can go.
Shara: Naomi did you know that when a boy asks a girl to marry her, he gives her a ring? So Andrew asked Chelsea to marry him and he gave her that ring!
Naomi: Did she say yes?
Shara: Oh yes she did! And now they are getting married.
Naomi: Well if Joshua grew up like me, and he gave me a ring like that, I'd say yes to him. And if Sawyer grew up like me and gave me a ring like that, I'd say yes to him.
Shara: Well what if they both grow up like you, and they both want to give you a ring...which one will you choose?
Naomi: Well.....they both like dinasours...so...
Shara: Is that the sort of thing that does it for you or...?
Naomi: Well I don't really like Dinasours...but Billy really does (Naomi's cousin(a girl)
Shara: Well maybe you could set BIlly & one of those boys up...
Naomi: Yeah, but they don't know each other.

Yeah anyway. That was so much fun! My Little Naomi is growing up. Anyway, my time has expired, I need to run off to work today! God Bless! Merry Christmas!

S