A Little Relief

Finals are this week and as I take each one it feels like a brick is being lifted off of my shoulders. It feels so good to be getting finished up this week.

George and I have been married for over 14 years and every year I have wanted to put up Christmas lights. George is afraid of heights.....so I said that I would climb the ladder myself. It took a little longer than I expected and I ended up on the roof, but yeah, we have Christmas lights.

Christmas shopping is finally over!!! Mom watched the kids for us last night and George and I finished up. Yet another brick off of my shoulders. Now it is time to wrap!! I can't wait to see the kid's faces when Santa drops by. It is such an exciting time of year.

It is kinda a sad time too. Mom put up her Christmas tree this year, well actually we did. It is the first time it has been put up in five years. She has not put it up since Pa died. I did not realize how many memories of him were stored in those boxes. Then I got home and George and I got to talking about his brother Tommy, this is the first Christmas without him. Pray for his children. I could not even imagine my kids not having their daddy. We just have to remember the kingdom God has prepared for us and that we will get to see them again one day!! How could we even function without knowing that??