Hello there! I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas! Of course, I got many things I wanted and needed, but when it's all said and done, all the gifts and toys in the world couldn't replace big hugs and time spend with those I love! I'm still waiting from some of those hugs, but God has blessed me with patience for now :)
On another note, I will say that God has an amazing way of speaking to me...I pray daily that he will show me new things and teach me new things or remind me of things he's already shown me. Sometimes, he shows me these things through physical means. I wanted to share a bit of feeling I was having on Christmas eve and somewhat throughout this Christmas season. It seems that the older I get, the more time people spend buying things, and less time on the traditions that I have always held dear to my heart. Things like sending Christmas cards have been replaced by emails or automatic mailed cards. When we went to look at Christmas lights that the neighborhoods boasted, there were some houses that had hardly any lights, or perhaps even nothing at all. It was even strange for us to not give out cookies to the neighbors this Christmas, as I don't believe my parents know many of the neighbors they live close to. With all that said, It has felt a little empty in my heart this Christmas. Even driving home, I notice that there's only one or two Christian radio stations. But...a few days before Christmas, I got my biggest Christmas gift: an Ipod touch. I was just fascinated with it; it's a little mini-computer to say the least!!! I had wanted it to use as a PDA for my clinicals next semester in school. But while playing around with it, I found one of the neatest little apps called Tune-in radio. And what God ended up showing me through it was how small my little world was! Just as I can only see as far as the walls of this room and only as far as I can through the window of my backyard, there's still a huge world out there! Tune-in radio allows me to listen to dozens of Christian radio stations all around the United States! And just as He always does, God reminded me of how big He is and how big this world is...All of a sudden I felt that emptiness go away, knowing that so many people are out there listening to those Christian radio stations, and the artists and dj's encouraging the listeners. It was just what I needed this Christmas; Happy Birthday Jesus!
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