This is an exciting time of year, and an exciting season in my life. Between Christmas, Mom’s Birthday, Clamy’s Anniversary and New Years, I get to see a lot of family and friends and eat tons of good food. On top of that, this particular season, Winter 2011, has been so special. Mountains beyond mountains of blessings.
It is not that things are perfect, but that I feel the nearness of God these days. Laced in everything.
Monday was the GG+ Christmas party. Jenny prepared all day for the evening, cleaning her place, cooking a feast, preparing activities (cookie-decorating, hot cocoa with peppermint stick stirrers) and games and even prizes! It was as wonderful as it looks in the pictures.
FAKE SNOW!!! Amazing.
On Tuesday Clay and I celebrated 2 years together at AOC. Food was divine—tapas style small plates done exquisitely well—my favorite kind of meal. If you’re looking to splurge, it’s a great place to go. After dinner we drove up to Mulholland and enjoyed the twinkling view. We returned down the mountain to talk about the last 2 years and pray. God has been knocking us over with His goodness, providence, faithfulness and GRACE. He is our worthiness and our rock, and I feel so privileged to be in this relationship with Clay. Here I am existing, His Creation, but also partaking in creating. Our goal for us this year—to ‘throw it down,’ seal the deal, enter covenant. Crazy exciting good times are now, and ever coming in this age of Emmanuel—God with us.
Clay’s RSVP to my formal invitation. (!!!!!!)
Wednesday I played with Jenny for a couple of hours. She made me carrot/pear/apple juice and we exchanged secrets. Secrets no more. Then met Eunice and Esther for prayer. Lindsey joined us too, which was so special as she’s going through big time changes this year. It was the night before Esther’s surgery and I got to pray for peace to reign in her heart. How COOL.
Dinner plans have unexpectedly changed tonight, so I get to celebrate Christmas early with Clay. I’ve strung up twinkling lights inside the trailer and am waiting for him to come home. I’m happy, all the way deepdeep down happy.
