Of course, it is December. It's crazy busy around here between basketball and Christmas "doings" but we're having fun and I'm not as whiney as I was last year (and aren't you glad?!). I had an epiphany during the "round table" discussion time for our ladies' Bible study when the two ladies on the panel were talking about maintaining a relationship with your husband, and between your husband and children, when your husband is gone. Since one was the wife of a man currently studying in Afghanistan and the other is the wife of a man who is an OB (and previously served in Iraq), I was set to tune them out with an "oh, this doesn't apply to me so I don't need to listen." And Amber said, "You know, you remember that when your husband is away from the family, he often doesn't have a choice because his work requires it." Whoa. Back up the train, time to engage the brain and listen because now she's talking to you, Gina! Brad views what he does with the basketball teams as *work* (and he does get paid for it...not a lot, but still he gets paid) so in his mind, he doesn't really have a choice. That has helped me frame my thoughts about him being away this season and helped me stop being so whiney.
We recently had the joy of attending the wedding of a precious couple. We have known them for 20 years - since he was a toddler and she was a newborn. Their parents have both been dear friends of ours - and as they've grown up, this couple has become more than just the children of our friends, they have become friends themselves. Pretty cool. It was a wonderful day, glorifying to God - I laughed and I cried. It was definitely a day that bore the stamp of the bride and groom...just as it should. The bride saw Elizabeth as we were leaving the chapel and called out to her, "Elizabeth Jane! Thank you for coming to my wedding! Come give me a hug!!" Elizabeth was overjoyed, to say the least. I mean, a bride is a big deal to a seven-year-old girl and especially this bride. It would've been easy for the couple to have been so absorbed with one another that they didn't see us - but they reached out to a little girl and absolutely made her day! Beautiful day, a lot of fun.
I thought I'd also share a couple of blog posts that I've liked recently. One helped me tremendously in taking photos with Christmas lights and the other was thought-provoking about The Light of Christmas. :) From The Daily Digi, How to Photograph the Lights of Christmas. From Amanda, A Real Mess. Amanda hits on how people have so glamorized the stable that they think their own life is entirely too messy for Christ to love them. It's only been in the past twenty years that I've realized just how filthy the stable was and become more amazed that Christ left the glory of Heaven (hello, streets made of gold?) to come to the filth of a stall. No wonder angels stand in Heaven amazed at this, the Father's grandest display of love.*
*a line from All for Love's Sake written by J. Todd Murray
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