By Maya Angelou
'A woman's heart should be so hidden in Christ
That a man should have to seek Him first to find her.'
When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not shouting 'I'm clean living,'
I'm whispering 'I was lost, Now I'm found and forgiven.'
When I say... 'I am a Christian' I don't speak of this with pride.
I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide.
When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak and need His strength to carry on.
When I say.. 'I am a Christian' I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed and need God to clean my mess.
When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are far too visible, but God believes I am worth it.
When I say... 'I am a Christian' I still feel the sting of pain...
I have my share of heartaches, so I call upon His name.
When I say... 'I am a Christian' I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner Who received God's good grace, somehow!
This was given to me for the third time in just a few weeks.
Zephaniah 3:17 NLT
"For the LORD your God has arrived to live among you. He is a mighty savior. He will rejoice over you with great gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will exult over you by singing a happy song."
What warm hearts you all offer
Thank you all for the kindness you have shown me with every Award. I am embraced. You Are a blessing.
6 comments:
I have not went as bare bones as you say, but we trimmed it WAY down...DD would destroy every gift by New Years...part of the neglect ("I don't deserve this") so we decided to focus more on Jesus and less on Santa. Still gifts, but not an overload and more handmade gifts they make for each other. Learning how to GIVE and not just get.
Nope. I grew up in a poor family, and we only ever got three gifts each. I noticed that some friends got mountains of presents, yet didn't seem to be happier with their mountain than I was with my three gifts. So we have a three gift rule with our kids. They get other gifts from relatives of course, but there are always three gifts from us for Christmas and birthdays, no more and no less.
My husband and I were never the ultimate gift buyers to our daughter. Her birthday is on December 23, very near Christmas so we give her a gift on her bday and then another on Christmas. Luckily, she is at her age where she doesn't demand more.
We lived in Japan where Christmas is not the most sought after celebration and now in Dubai, where it is a minor event. We do celebrate at home but we are off with the pressure from other kids telling our kid about their mountain load of gifts.
Christmas is not a big deal in our house, I mean, materially. My daughter is not even aware of Christmas yet - having born and grown in a non-Christian country so one gift and she is all happy.
My Aloha friday is up at my other blog, Donetta. (In case you didn't know I was the owner of that blog, hee hee)
I love buying gifts for my son on Christmas. I love seeing his face light up with happiness every time he opens one. He is now 4-yrs old. I try my best not to go overboard with gifts but sometimes it's hard not too. :)
I don't think I can be of much help since I'm not very creative. It's always store bought from me.
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