My refuge. My Rock.

This has been one of the best Christmas seasons I've had in my life. I know I did nothing to deserve it. The past twelve days have been full of little surprises. It began on the 1st day of Christmas. I received two Christmas cards from my boyfriend in the mail. One said do not open until 12/15. My sister gave the cards to me because she had picked up the mail earlier that day...and she said "Oh wow, he's doing the 12 days of Christmas!" I hadn't even figured it out until she said it. I couldn't believe it. Each card from that day until the 7th day had been full of words of encouragement and some that made me laugh :). On the 8th day of Christmas I got to see him at the airport in Philadelphia where I had the chance to spend the next few days visiting him and his family. They had invited me over a month ago to join them in their annual Christmas dinner, where they all get together to celebrate (the whole side of his mom's family). That was lots of fun. I go...

There's something comforting about light. When we were young, most of us at some point or the other were afraid of the dark and some of us still are. Ever wonder why? I think it's because we feel a bit lost. If we can't see well, we don't know in which direction we're heading or if we're afraid of "monsters" (as many of us were when we were kids) we don't know if they'll suddenly show up and surprise us with their very scary faces! I believe our God created us this way. He created us to be comforted in the light.  It can't be a coincidence that human kind has this in common. When it comes to sin, it's no different. All of us were born children of God. However we all reach that point in our lives, when we start growing up and our eyes, ears, and minds are exposed to temptation to sin. Temptation is all around us. It can be quite overwhelming at times. Before I came back to God, I lived a life of darkness. For four years, I did things in ...