Sunday Encouragement-Choose Today

Many of you know I lost my Mom to gastric cancer in 2009. There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think of her. I have this blog because Mom introduced me to blogging.

This time of the year I especially think of her and all the things we would be planning. We’d be talking about Thanksgiving, and what we wanted to fix this year.

We’d be going to some Christmas open houses at some of our favorite stores. She’d be telling me all the things she’d like us to do before Christmas gets here. Mom made the holidays special.

One thing for sure, all of our activities and family get togethers would be centered around Christ. Mom was passionate about her relationship with Christ and if you were around her for very long, you would know that.

This is a snapshot of Mom’s devotional book. (Mom was a writer at heart and we have hundreds of books that Mom has written in. She also wrote for Home Life Magazine and in our local newspaper.)

I love that she wrote out, “I’m taking a definite stand.” It makes me smile because she didn’t have to write that for me to know she was taking a stand for the Lord. Her life showed it.

Oh how I love and miss her!! But how blessed I am to have the assurance that she is with Jesus.

I guess it’s appropriate to ask whom do you serve? As we prepare for the all the festivities over the next two months will it be evident to those around you, whom you serve?

I know it’s early for Christmas music but I can’t help but think of this song. Maybe you’ve lost someone this year and you’re wondering what Christmas in Heaven is like.

Have a blessed Sunday!

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