Just in case some of you click on my blog periodically to see if there's a new one, I'll just post real quick! 

We're having a wonderful month celebrating Christmas.  Our funds are extremely limited this year, so the bare basic minimums are being done.  This gives opportunity to relax and enjoy the season.  I'm having a great time listening to Christmas music, seeing all the lights and decorations around town as well as in/on my own home. 

Our oldest son (18) put up Christmas lights this year all by himself (with our 9 yo daughter helping, of course).  He did a fabulous job - better than my dh has ever cared or taken the time to do. 

Our church has blessed us again this year with some wonderful gifts for the kids and funds for our household.  We are so humbled by their generosity.  Hopefully, we will be able to repay some day by blessing other families within our church body (or outside of it) ourselves.  This time of financial stress has taken its toll and we are exhausted by it much of the time (it's been five years now since my dh lost his job and we've really been down a rough road since then) - but God continually shows us He's still taking care of us through the generosity of others. 

I hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas season.  I do read many of your blogs every day (and some of you are as bad as me at posting very often!) and pray for many of you - more than I take the time to comment on your blogs. 

Love to you all,

Paula