christmas 08!

we had a wonderful christmas... happy birthday jesus!
we were with all of our family, and had christmas morning at both grandparent's houses, and god was good and provided abundantly. it was warm here, and we went for golf-cart rides, and played around... and all had christmas dinner together at my mom's parents house. it was a wonderful day... hope you all had a great day with your families. i will post some pictures when i get home and can plug my digital camera in! i talked with all my friend's from back home, through some texting and phone calls! so it was a grand day.

we ended up not seeing miss mary earlier this week, and will now be seeing her on saturday. she wasn't feeling up to it, so we are planning on seeing her on saturday for lunch. i just found out from my grandma that she had a stroke, and is barely moving now... it broke my heart to hear. i know my grandma didn't tell me earlier because she knew it would break my heart, but now i am just awaiting to see miss mary and see how she is doing. i'm praying that she has not lost hope, and that her heart is still as big and bright as it was before. i'll post more after our lunch.

now, one of the most exciting parts of my christmas was my dear friend ALLISON! Miss Allison began her travels to Cambodia on Christmas night. She helped build a school there, through a group run by United Nations called "For Each Other". She is the Ohio Delegate. Her mother, her, and four other delegates (I believe four..) will be traveling to Cambodia to see the opening of the school and meet the kids. It's a school for kids, by kids. It's a beautiful story. She is amazing! And I am so very excited to hear about how Jesus uses her while she's there. Please join me in praying for Allison, her mom, the other delegates, the kids and school, and their families. I will post more upon Allison's return.

now this part might sound weird... so bear with me. i think jesus is trying to talk to me through numbers. not just through any number... through a very specific number. 11. everywhere i look, i see an 11. especially with the clock. it's always "something:11" or "11:something" or the numbers will add to an 11. or someone will call me, and their phone number has an 11 in it. and it's getting more and more intense and almost impossible to ignore! it's so bizarre! and i have no idea what it means. any ideas? 11...

more later! merry christmas to you all!