Winter Snow - Chris Tomlin

We went to our Christmas Eve service tonight (thankfully they had a service the day before Christmas Eve since we'll be out of town), and this is one of the songs they sang during the service.  It's talking about how Jesus chose to come as a baby rather than any other way that He could have chosen.  He came to us as an innocent, helpless, little baby - showing us that He came in peace, not wanting to come by force.  His life was in our hands for the entire time that He was a child - the hands of the world who, for some, choose to not recognize Him as the Savior He is.  He is so different than any other 'self proclaimed' Messiah - He IS the only Messiah and Lord.

My prayer is that if you do not know Him, that one day you will choose to sit back and listen.  He does not want to take your heart by force.  He gives you the option to accept Him - or not.  Do whatever research you feel you need to do.  In the end, I pray that you will see what all He stands for and what all He came here for - in a nutshell, He came here for us.  He came knowing he would die, but He came anyway.  He knew that people would reject Him, call Him names, spit on Him, and nail Him to a cross......yet He still came - as that so innocent little baby.

He loves me.  And He loves YOU - He truly does.

Colorado Pictures

Here is a link to the pictures I took while in Colorado.  I actually thought I took more than I did, and I meant to get more of the kids.  Oh well - another time, I suppose.  :)

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Woodland Park, Colorado - The City Above the Clouds

So here I am at Jenny's house in Woodland Park, Colorado.  Sunni and I arrived here yesterday afternoon, and boy has it been COLD!  But, I absolutely love it - I'm thinking of moving somewhere here now, don't you know?  :)  Just kidding - but yeah, I think I would't mind if the opportunity ever presented itself.  We are 8465 feet above sea level, so walking down to her basement room or up to her second floor really takes the wind out of me!  I think I may finally be getting the hang of it, but wow, it's crazy how altitude can do that to you!

I've taken a few pictures and will take more during the duration of my stay - I will leave to go home on Sunday.  I'll post those pictures in another blog, but I have to say that the view everywhere in this city is so pretty.  Jenny's has been blessed with a wonderful rental house that is, in my opinion, so very awesome!  It sits on top of a hill with trees all over the place, and other houses scattered about the trees.  Lots of snow is on the ground, but it really  hasn't snowed much since we got here.  However, tomorrow we are going to go to a parade in Colorado Springs called the Festival of Lights and we just saw the forecast - it may snow on us!  So, that should be pretty interesting.  We definitely have to bundle up because it is so very cold.

Oh, and today I had my first taste of Hungarian Goulash with home-made dumplings, beef cubes, gravy, bell peppers, and a few other vegetables.  It was pretty yummy!

So, on to the next few days and when I get home, I'll post those pictures.  :)