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Bad timing?

I am so excited! I get to go to Whistler with my family and some friends this weekend! Its completely the worst time to  go:  I need to work, I need to wrap presents, I'm sure the house needs cleaning, I'm broke, and the kids will miss school.
Wait, I take that back. Its the perfect time to go!

Not perfect enough

Its the Christmas season and something I read inspired me to start thinking about Mary. I was trying to imagine what I would have done or said had God sent an angel to tell me I would be housing the Son of God. Its so unimaginable to think about.
I really think the first thing I would say is," why me?" But she didn't say that. I mean, to think of  Holiness indwelling  this foul smelly temple freaks me out. Its hard enough to try to please God, in everyday life, but can you imagine if He was living in you?
Isn't the requirement that I be more perfect. I mean, how many lambs would I have to sacrifice for the sins I committed while He was living in me.
Its not like I could say,"Oh the blood of Christs righteousness covers me and I am now Holy enough to house Jesus." It hadn't happened yet. Jesus dying for my sins, that is.
And yet, I know that Mary was just as human as  any of us. I know He didn't choose Mary for her perfectness.
These are thoughts that make me feel relief because I know that I am not perfect enough for Him to come and indwell me and yet He does! Everyday!
And on the days that I think I might just be hitting the mark I do something stupid (or sinful however you want to look at it)to remind myself otherwise.

Weird Dreams

So I am having a lot of dreams lately and that is unusual for me. I just woke up from a weird one. I was in a doctors office, dropping off a friend for some cosmetic procedures. The doctor came out and asked me if I had ever considered having any "work" done. I began to explain that I wouldn't mind having something done about the circles I sometimes get under my eyes. I went on to further explain that if he could do something about the  cellulite  I would be thrilled!
He looked at me with a hopeless look and told me he couldn't help me. To further top off the weirdness the doctor was Donny Osmond! I'm surprised he didn't sing for me!

When I grow up

Jeremiah 17:7 says,
"But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green , and they go right on producing delicious fruit." 

When I read this passage it really described my friends Brett and Sheri. Sheri is in the fight of her life, battling cancer. I read her blog and she encourages me with every word. I want to be like her when I grow up!

I ran across another bible verse  and I went,"that's Sheri!"  Psalms 112 says of the righteous, (we are only righteous because of Jesus) "They do not fear bad news; they confidently trust the Lord to care for them."

If you are going through a tough time check out my friends blog - I know she will encourage you like she encourages me.