Christmas Candids

How I love our old fashioned Christmas!

Carols being sung by the tree,

Window's candlelight shining bright -- for the whole world to see!

Children's eyes of sweet expectations...

Wondering what each present will hold!

All the family gathers for this one night --

It is a special feeling shared together

...knowing Christmas was here one night a year!

How I love our old fashioned Christmas!

Memories that last through the years...

Call me sentimental; Don't mind if you do --

But I wish an Old Fashioned Christmas to you!

-by Richard Carpenter

Merry Christmas!

Let this mind be in you which was also in CHRIST JESUS, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.

And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.

Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ IS Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Philipians 2:5-11

Zechariah 10:12

I will strengthen you in Me, and you shall walk up and down in My name.

"God never asks us to do something that He doesn't give us strength to accomplish.
And whatever He asks of you -- is His best for you..."

- Ludy

My siblings, My friends

1 John 4:16

"And we have known and believed the love that God has for us.

God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him."

Love is not something God does; Love is something

God is.

BM

The Great Wall

It is simply amazing how I can be going about my day, and all of the sudden someone will say something or do something that brings back a memory from my summer in China. I am so thankful God gave me the opportunity to be in Taiyuan for 7 weeks; so many things learned and lots (and lots and lots and lots) of pictures taken.


Eating Chinese food (with chopsticks of course!) will never be the same...talk about memories!!

If ya'll don't mind a few more China pics, I've never shared any from our trip to the Great Wall! The last weekend our team was in China, we were able to go see a part of the Great Wall.

Instead of going to Beijing to see the renovated great wall, we ended up staying in the Shanxi province and traveling to see a part of the original wall. It wasn't as impressive as the restored one, but the view was incredible, we were the only ones in sight, we were able to walk on the wall -- and it was an amazing, wonderful, incredible day.

:: Kori, me, Rachel, Noah, and Victor ::

:: the crumbling wall ::

:: mores smiles ::

:: inside the watchtower ::

So there you go -- a few more pictures from the summer that I'll never forget...

Psalms 84:5

"Blessed is the man whose strength is in YOU,

Whose heart is set on pilgrimage."

The only place in the world "too dangerous" for the disciple of Jesus Christ is the place of being outside of God's will.

-Living Water by Brother Yun

B&W: Wedding Candids

With increasing demands for more pictures (especially candids), here are a few more for you to enjoy from Josiah and Abi's wedding...

..and maybe, just maybe -- I'll post again before another two weeks pass!

Happy December 1!

Wow -- is it really December already? And two whole weeks since I last posted?!

Needless to say, I'm still keeping very, very busy -- but I am also full of ideas and hoping to get a bunch of pictures uploaded this week! So stay tuned....