Every once in a while I feel my heart stirring with anxiety and consequently irritableness. It's usually from something I am longing for and going without. Something that is making me feel trapped. Out of control. It's in these moments that God meets with me. Gently whispers, shows me something to embrace that he has given me. In these moments I see clearly I can choose. I can continue in my wretched state of mind and spiral downward in my feeling of hopelessness or I can find joy in a small blessing that He has brought my way. Let me share a moment with you.
Christmas is approaching and yet our family wouldn't know it. We are missing all those cultural cues that surround the American during the Holidays. Crisp cool air, holiday music playing in the stores. Frequent trips to get a peppermint mocha at Starbucks. Red, green, silver, and gold arround. I am missing out on Christmas.
But then we start reading Chronlices of Narnia to the kids at bed and the discription of the four kids having thier adventures in the snowy wardbrobe stirs an experience within like that of a warm cup of coco after stepping out of the chilling snow in winter. Hearing the voice of Aslan and feeling God's nearness, His soveriegnty and his loving kindness. The sacrifice that Jesus made for our treachery.
There are many new ways that I can learn to expereince this season. Reading Narnia on J's computer at night is one of them. It's been a gift that each member has looked forward to at night.
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We are reading the boys The Magician's Nephew before bedtime. Elijah is enjoying the Narnia series, too!
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