As I begin to take down the Christmas decorations I am filled with so many emotions. I love the Christmas Season filled with lights, decorations, cards from family & friends, our favorite recipes & traditions, parties, gifts and extra time spent as a family. I don't want it to end.....it goes too fast no matter how much I slow it down & savore every minute of it.
It is hard to pack it away in the attic for another year. Carefully wrapping each decoration, ornament, the candles, and the Christmas dishes I pray & thank the Lord for another wonderful Christmas with my family. The girls reminded me that last year I didn't make cookies or even decorate because we were in the process of moving here to Ocala and taking time to travel to be with our family & friends in Ohio and Pennsylvania. (The girls were excited to at least get to be at grandmas house because they knew she would decorate and make all of their favorite recipes:)!) I wanted this year to be special because it would be the first one in our new home. The Lord has blessed our family beyond measure with His love & faithfulness.
I can praise the Lord even when I have to pack away Christmas for another year because I have so much to be praise HIm for. I have two incredible girls that are growing into amazing young ladies who love the Lord & desire to serve Him inspite of the many challenges we have faced as a family. I also have a husband that loves the Lord with all of his heart, soul, mind & strength and has chosen to live his life sold out for Christ. I love being on this dusty trail called life with my family - Team Cummins!
Here are a few Praise Verses to encourage you......
Psalm 113:1-6 - "Praise the LORD. Praise, O servants of the LORD, praise the name of the
LORD. Let the name of the LORD be praised, both now and forevermore. From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the LORD is to be praised. The LORD is exalted over all the nations, his glory above the heavens. Who is like the LORD our God, the One who sits enthroned on high, who stoops down to look on the heavens and the earth?"
Psalm 111:1 - "Praise the LORD! I will praise the LORD with my whole heart,..."
Psalm 106: 1 -"Praise the LORD. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever."
Psalm 103:1-5 -"Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me. He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies. He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle’s!"
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