December 2, 2025

24 Days of Christmas

Isaiah 9:2-7

² The people who walked in darkness

Have seen a great light;

Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death,

Upon them a light has shined.

³ You have multiplied the nation

And ^[a]increased its joy;

They rejoice before You

According to the joy of harvest,

As men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

⁴ For You have broken the yoke of his burden

And the staff of his shoulder,

The rod of his oppressor,

As in the day of Midian.

⁵ For every warrior’s ^[b]sandal from the noisy battle,

And garments rolled in blood,

Will be used for burning and fuel ^[c]of fire.

⁶ For unto us a Child is born,

Unto us a Son is given;

And the government will be upon His shoulder.

And His name will be called

Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

⁷ Of the increase of His government and peace

There will be no end,

Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,

To order it and establish it with judgment and justice

From that time forward, even forever.

The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

These scriptures highlight the themes of hope and divine intervention. The passage begins with a proclamation of light coming to those in darkness, symbolizing the arrival of the Messiah. The text emphasizes the joy and liberation that this light brings to a people oppressed by fear and despair.

Key Themes:

• Light in Darkness: The imagery of light signifies hope and salvation for those who have been living in spiritual and physical darkness.
• The Messiah's Birth: Verses 6-7 describe the attributes of the coming Messiah, including titles like "Wonderful Counselor," "Mighty God," and "Prince of Peace," indicating His divine nature and the peace He will bring.
• Eternal Kingdom: The passage concludes with the assurance of an everlasting kingdom, emphasizing God's sovereignty and the fulfillment of His promises.

This section serves as a profound reminder of God's faithfulness and the hope found in Christ, especially during times of turmoil and uncertainty.

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 Isaiah 9:2-7 stands as a profound prophecy that instills hope, peace, and the assurance of God’s eternal kingdom through the birth of Jesus Christ. 

 THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS CHRIST!

Hazel and Henry have already visited Santa and the pics turned out great!

"The best gift under my tree is the love of my grandchildren wrapped in hugs and sprinkled with laughter."♥🎄

Blessings to All

Until Next Time

 

 We finally decided it was time to bring in the doctor!

Mr D and I just can't seem to kick this 'thing' we have so we've called in the troops.

Our PCP is wonderful and he did a televisit with us this morning, now we don't have to get out and that made us happy. We're not worse, we're just not better.  {{sigh}} It's time leave the OTC and get on something prescribed, ie anti-biotic.

I have a very special date on the 18th that I don't want to miss.  My GLOW group will be celebrating 10 years together. I haven't missed an anniversary yet and I sure don't want to miss now.

Friday Favorite:

My Friday Favorite has to be this picture of Henry taken Christmas morning when he first saw all the gifts under the tree from Santa!

"Grandchildren are the crown of the aged." – Proverbs 17:6
"A grandchild fills a space in your heart that you never knew was empty." – Unknown

Not a thing on my to-do list, so I'll be winging it today.  I think I'll just set and rock.

There in my Father's home, safe and at rest,
There in my Savior's love, perfectly blest;
Age after age to be,
Nearer my God to Thee.
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!

Blessings to All

Until Next Time

Friday Family Fotos

Hazel and Henry went to visit Santa . . .

 . . . I don't think Hazel likes Santa,  YET.

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Henry was good, just hohum, Who is this guy?  😀

 I don't know why but Merica seems to like the grinch.

Nothing happy about the green man, he looks scary to me!!

Monday Morning Coffee Chat

RAIN

  Rain is here at last and it feels so good!

With the rain are cooler temps, and that feels so good too!

We've got rain forecast for every day this week, it is so needed.  The yards and plants are thirsty.  I water my plants everyday but there's nothing like rainwater to make them pretty.  I love to sit on the porch while it's raining and watch the flowers refreshing themselves.

Having my coffee in this pretty beautiful mug!  Notice the flowers are even growing up the handle.

I've been keeping busy with several different crafts...a little cross stitch, a little painting and making some pretty pages for my praise journal.  Things I'll be sharing in days to come.

Mr D and I still get out and ride around, keeping up with what's going on in our little part of the world.  I'm so excited about our new shopping center.  Last fall they started clearing the land and then just stopped.  Absolutely no activity, needless to say, I was very disappointed.  As time has passed I thought the deal must have fell through and our shopping center was not to be.  {{sigh}}

You can only imagine how excited I was when we drove by and they were once again busy clearing the land.  It's going to be a small center, but what's so wonderful for me is.....there's going to be a movie theater.  We haven't had a theater in my little town in years!  I love to go to the movies!! 

My grandson, Cody, is home from spending the summer touring with the Blue Stars.  He really enjoys it and I'm so proud of him, but it's always good to know he's back home with his family.  Don't get me wrong, I want my grandchildren to soar, to have adventures, and to travel the world.  I wish them every success where ever that may take them.

 It's just comforting for this Granny to know all her flock is in the roost! 

~ Cody ~

My blog is always for God's Glory and I always enjoy sharing Him with all of you. 

He really is always here for us!

You're Always There For Me

a poem by:

Joanna Fuchs

When the world comes crashing in

and chaos rules my mind.

I turn my heart to you, Lord,

and pure, sweet peace I find.

You lift me out of trouble,

You comfort me in pain,

You nourish, heal and cleanse me,

like cool, refreshing rain.

In times of joy and bliss,

when things are going right,

You lift me even higher,

and fill me with delight.

You listen to my prayers,

You hear my every plea,

I'm safe because I know,

You're always there for me.

Thank You Jesus.

Did y'all notice.....

the little bee on the inside rim of the cup.
I bet he would tickle my nose if he could!

Wishing you happy days!

Say Cheese!

All this Granny wanted was a good great picture of the grandkids!

Ava, look at the camera Sweetie, Emma, get your finger out of your nose.  Matt, what are you eating?

 Take 2 ~ Total chaos!

 Take 3 ~ Matt, get the food out of your mouth!!  Ava, what are you doing?  Travis and Jason, please look at the camera!

 Take 4 ~ Okay, the whole back row is totally out of control!! (except for sweet Emma) Matthew, get rid of the food!!  Geez

Take 5 ~  I give up!

Love these wonderful young people, they are always fun to be around.

Linking with Deb at Breathing in Grace

For Friday Foto Friends

Until Next Time

A Clean Heart

It's a beautiful day in my part of Texas!

 

Our internet was down for a couple of days and I was lost!  It's amazing how much we use the internet these days.  I don't even keep phone books around here anymore.  Bad on my part because we didn't have a way of looking up the number for AT&T service.  Oh yes we did....the fabulous cell phone to the rescue!

 

I have a scipture to share with you today and a precious story about my great granddaughter.

 

 

I love this plea from King David.  It's my plea too, give me a clean heart O God.

 

Create in me a pure heart, O God,

and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

Do not cast me from your presence

or take your Holy Spirit from me.

 

Restore to me the joy of your salvation

and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.

Then I will teach transgressors yur ways,

and sinners will turn back to you.

Psalm 51:10-13

 

 

Now that leads me right to little Emma and her sweet little clean heart!

 

My daughter, their Gammy, takes my great granddaughters to school in the mornings.  The other morning they were running a little late so their morning prayers were said in the car.  Ava said her prayer and all was well....Emma said her prayer...and here's how things went.

 

She prayed for Jesus to love all her friends and the 'good' kids at school.  She prayed for other things and then said her sweet 'amen,'  When she finished Gammy told her, "Emma, Jesus loves the 'bad' kids too.  Don't you think He would want you to pray for them?"   After some thought Emma said, "yes" and here's her prayer response.

 

"Jesus, I'm sorry, I didn't know you liked the bad kids. Please Bless the 'bad' kids too!  Amen"

 

Precious Children...now I'm sure the 'bad' kids are just the ones that have a hard time settling down each day.  I don't think they are 'bad', but in the eyes of a little one, if you misbehave......???

 

 

Emma

 

Just so ya know....the words in quotations might not be exact.  I tried to write from memory just how Tammy told the story to me.

 

Until Next Time,

Lovin' Life