Antioch had an open sanctuary week where we could go and spend some time in prayer over the new year. Koby has been attending Antioch so we invited him to join us. They had a packet that helped guide us through prayer and journaling and communion. It was a great way to stop and reflect on last year but also assess and pray about the upcoming year. Afterwards we went to dinner and it sounded like the boys all had good take aways from the evening.
Another year through the Bible and I learned so much about the history and culture this time through. I completed a plan called The Bible Recap with Tara-Leigh Cobble and highly recommend it. Not only did she take the time to explain the culture around the story but it also gave a video that explained the whole book every time we started a new book and she was also consistent about having us look for God in each day’s reading. Looking for a new character trait or attribute of Him took my eyes off of making scripture about me and more about Him and His character and how to learn more about who He is.
The same NYE as the last 12 years…the fireworks store. Not much changes from season to season except the people we work with. We had a great group of kids helping and several old faces show up to say hello, Ryan Simpson and Christina Martin! One good thing about working the fireworks store is that we always get to ring in the New Year at 12am. Otherwise we would be asleep long before midnight!
Happy New Year!
The Twisted Whisker is Amber’s new business. It is a cat boarding place, but also a place to sit and play games and enjoy the company of cats without having to have one of your own. She has done a ton of work on the place and it looks so good. It was fun to sit with the cats and give them some attention. I can’t wait to see how it all runs when she is finished with the whole project!
We spent the majority of Christmas Day in Granbury. We ate and played games and opened gifts. The boys got going with learning how to play poker. Even though they were only playing with Hershey Kisses they learned real quick how fast money can come and go when playing cards. It was a fun day and I’m thankful we were able to all be together!
Richard and I were able to host Christmas Eve this year with the kids so I wanted to make sure I was intentional with traditions we want to start as the kids are getting older and starting families of their own.
Candy cane coffee cake is always a must and I’m thankful when the boys offer to help! Itchy Scratchy helped with the gift wrapping and Troy is living his best life with Tanner and Santa!
When the kids get married I wanted to start a family stocking so since Brock and Baylee are now married I got them a stocking with their married name on it to fill with things for the both of them. The night was filled with good food and opening stockings and gifts and played games, but I think my favorite part of the evening was sharing the words I received from the Lord with each person. It was such a special time and I pray that everyone felt the love the Lord has for them! That’s what this season is really all about!
Our annual Christmas with the Hollingsworths was filled with joy and laughter like many of the years gone by. We ate too much Mexican food, enjoyed opening our gifts from the person that drew our name and then played games. Once again, Teague and Maysen teamed up on LCR and won the jackpot! They are already talking about a three-peat next year!
