Merry Christmas 12-20-06

Finally...Merry Christmas To All

Last week was my deadline for grad school. As of Sunday I took my final and breathed a HUGE sigh of relief that it was all over and that there were no crises that prevented me from finishing on time. Praise the Lord. I feel badly for complaining like I did about taking the class in the first place. I know I was sick, but the class was probably the easiest I have taken so far and was manageable. I am not SO glad that I took it, it is over and I did well! Speaking of sickness, so many of you wonderful people have been asking me how I feel. Since around 15 to 16 weeks I have been feeling SO much better during the day. I can clean, cook most of the time, and have enough energy to leave my house on occasion. The evenings are still a bit yucky, but I am not complaining at all. I am so thankful for my days! My poor husband thinks I am still sick all of the time because he is only home in the evenings, but at least we have been able to have a few fun weekends together. Did I mention how wonderful it is to have some semblance of a life back???

Considering that I was grad schooling all week last week, I have very little of interest to report on. Today during laundry time, while Landon was helping me fold the clothes, he came across a black pair of undies. He asked me whose they were and what they were, and when I told him that they were underwear he told me that they were too small and had too many holes in them and that they were ugly. I told him that one day he will love things like that for his wife, but it is just fine with me if he thinks they are ugly until he is at least 25 years old  Hopefully he doesn't tell any guests that mommy has ugly black undies with holes in them that daddy really likes  How are you supposed to explain this stuff to a three year old? 

Tomorrow I am going Christmas shopping...pretty much the start and finish of it. It will be a busy day, I am sure. My brother just called and asked me to do his shopping for him too. Gotta love spending someone else's money  Friday we go to Jon's parents and Saturday we celebrate Christmas with his family. Sunday it is on to the festivities at my parents that will go on until Christmas evening. Fun fun fun! I love holidays!

So, I have not had too much time to focus on Christmas until now. But I am continuously reminded these past days as I have begun to enjoy my Christmas music and read Landon the Christmas story of the redeeming value of Christ's love for us, and the love of the Father who gave up His only Son. It is a love that I cannot comprehend nor fully understand, but for which I am so thankful.

So Merry Christmas all of you. Hope you enjoy your families and your friends, and that in the midst of it all you realize anew that the goodness you experience, all of it, is a gift from the Lord.