Showing posts with label church. Show all posts
Showing posts with label church. Show all posts

Monday, January 24, 2011

December Randomness

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Complete randomness!!  There were so many things that happened in December I didn’t want to miss any of these special moments!  From playing with baby goats at our friend’s house, the Christmas parade, and making gingerbread houses with friends, this month was filled with lots of special moments to fill in the gaps of everyday life.

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What a great month!  God was awesome to us this month…..as if He isn’t ALL the time!!  ;-)  SO much to do…so little time!  Thankfully friends, family, and our Savior are the reasons for this season.  Time with them, reflecting on the birth of our King, and serving others less fortunate….that is our month in a nut shell……what a great month!

God is good….ALL the time,

~jct~

Saturday, January 15, 2011

A Shepherd, A Star, and A Cow

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Our beautiful star that the shepherds followed to see our Savior.

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The awesome shepherd that followed the star to find our Savior.

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And the adorable, yet rambunctious cow that stood by our Savior.  And the good-lookin’ Daddy that came with him ;)

Our church is blessed with lots of children and every year they perform a play which re-enacts the birth our Lord Jesus Christ.  I am so happy that every year our kids love to participate…like they have a choice…haha!  But it does make life easier if they enjoy it!! :-)  This year was no exception.  The kids did a fantastic job of portraying the manger scene, educating the audience of the times, and singing joyful/fun Christmas music.

And after the play we have Jesus’ birthday party with a special guest…Santa Clause.

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And everyone got see and visit with Santa!!

 

God is good….ALL the time,

~jct~

Friday, December 31, 2010

WMU Christmas

The women’s group at our church has been getting together for Christmas as long as I remember.  We always have a blast no matter were we go…….and we have been to several local spots! 

This year the group gathered at Joedy’s Seafood restaurant in Alma.  Oh my…..they have the best seafood anywhere around.  And their cheesecake is to die for!  I started out as the only one getting a slice, and by the time I got mine all the women were fighting over that cheesecake….haha!  Not really, but there were lots of women who opted TOO get cheesecake after they saw mine…..yum, yum!!

We have an ornament exchange….dirty Santa style!  Hehe!!  The only thing is we don’t abide by anyone’s rules except ours!  So one ornament could be taken as many times as we wanted!  Woohoo…was that a blast or what!  Between myself, Cheryl, and Lorie, I think one ornament got moved around at least 5 times!  But of course, I finally conceded…..that’s right….I’m the one who finally gave up (can you hear the sarcasm in my voice)!!!  No.  Really we had a great time and can’t wait for us gals to get together again for some good food and fun!!!

Our littlest chica, Emma, had a great time too!  She is a great baby…always smiling.  I found several things she really liked…the flash on my camera, baked potato, and cheesecake (Mrs. Lorie’s idea..not mine).  I don’t think her Momma, my good friend, Nikki was very happy about the cheesecake….sooorrryy Nikki!! :(

I am so blessed to have some super, awesome, ladies to fellowship with!  I am excited to see all the work God is going to minister thru us this next year….and the fun we’ll have doing it too!

God is good…..ALL the time,

~jct~