Jesus vs. the Dragon

I love this!
EJ had a dream Wednesday night. She dreamed that she was being chased by a dragon and it chased her up the stairs, its long skinny-necked head chasing her into her room. There was nowhere else for her to run so she prayed to God that He would take care of the dragon...and He did!
Oh, for such childlike faith! If only we would remember to go to Him when there are "dragons" chasing us!
Thank You, Lord, for your faithfulness to Your children.

Christmas is over...

Christmas is over but I don't want to put away the tree(s). I love the twinkling lights and the golden glow late at night when all the other lights are out. We bought a new tree this year that fits better into the great room. It's huge and beautiful. We put the other tree in our bedroom. In all our years in the Warren house, we usually put the tree in our bedroom for room's sake and we missed having the romantic glow of the Christmas tree before we went to bed.
This was a different Christmas for us. We had celebrated "Thanks-mas" with my family in November so this year we just had Grandma and Grandpa and Great-Grandma down from Warren to our house for Christmas Day. It was...smaller, in that way:). I missed seeing my siblings and enjoying the LOUD activities, discussions, life of a Snyder Family Christmas. I'm sure in many ways, Bryan appreciated the silence.:) We've noticed that those from smaller homes tend to find the Snyder way of life a little overwhelming!:) But God has indeed blessed us on both sides, small and large. We thank Him for all that He taught us in 2008 and look forward to what He has for us in 2009. May Christ be glorified in us!