Quck update

So, two things.

First, I'M DONE!!!! Finally at 12:35 Saturday night/Sunday Morning I finished all requirements for school, so I should be expecting my diploma in the mail sometime in the next little while.

Second, Mostly for Rach and the other girls and family members who didn't get to be here, I have some pictures. Jon and I went to see the program that Mama was in charge of at their church tonight. She and the kids did a great job! I'll probably be posting a few more pictures later, but here are some of my prize pictures from after.

I was a little emotional over this one. Partly because Becky wrote the song she was singing and partly because a few weeks ago, Joy was laying in a hospital ICU with holes in her lung and not able to talk. Tonight she sang a beautiful solo!

I Think I Can. . .

I'm sure you all know the story of the little engine who could. . .

Well here goes round two. I started writing this "jolly" post last week and then realized my math was bad so I didn't feel so jolly after that! :-)

Today marks day 1 of week 5 out of 5 1/2 for me with these final two classes. That's right people just 1 1/2 half weeks to go!! I think I have almost all my paperwork in order and everything, so if I survive the next 10 days I will actually get a diploma and the whole nine yards when I get done! So, there it is. While I wondered many times if I could make it a few more weeks, I have made it this far and I DO think I can make it for just a few more days!

Below are just a few examples of the things I've been doing.

A Christian Nation

So here's my rant for the day:

The last few days I have been listening to the one radio station I have found actually playing all Christmas music this year. Over and over again I have marvelled at the fact that for the month of Dec. it is all of a sudden perfectly acceptable to play things like "Joy to the world the Lord is come" and "a newborn King to see ba-rum-pa-pum-pum" and "Mary did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation? Mary did you know that our baby boy would one day rule the nations? Did you know that your baby boy was Heaven's perfect Lamb? The sleeping Child you're holding is the Great, I Am." and "Long time ago in Bethlehem so the Holy Bible say, Mary's boy child Jesus Christ was born on Christmas day. Hark now hear the angels sing a new King born today and man will live forever more because of Christmas day."

I was telling Jon the other day that I love Christmas music on the radio for this reason. It's OK to play things like that, and people just don't get bent out of shape or at least not enough of them to matter. The reason, I've concluded is because it is tradition. Everyone grew up on these carols right along with Jingle Bells, Rudolph, and Jolly ol' St. Nick and hearing them is a great reminder of years gone by.

Having said all this, you tell me, Does America have a Christian Heritage? Were we NOT founded on the idea that "Christ the Babe is Lord of all."?

Just something to think about. I have been!

Merry Christmas!!

Just for you Beck! :-)