I whip my hair back and forth, I whip my hair back and forth

(and now if you know that song you can’t get it out of your head 🙂  You’re welcome.  Don’t worry, if you don’t know it, you are not missing much)

Yes, this post is all about my hair for several reasons.  One, I teased you all with mention of my new hair and never showed you a picture…such a bad blogger.  Two, we’ve all been sick this week…again…and I need the reminder that I don’t always look terrible like I do right now.  Three, I want to start having more fun with this blog, maybe add some humor now and then (and everyone breathes a sigh of relief and says “Glory Hallelujah!”) because heaven knows I need as much of that as I can get.

So, without further adieu…my hair (you know, now that the color is going back to normal…but it’s still relevant):

I know I called my hair color “brunette” and it looks red in the photo.  But in my defense, it was actually brunette with a touch of red right after I had it colored and has slowly become more red.  Just wanted to clarify.  Continue…

Ava took this one when we went on a date…to Starbucks of course 🙂

Not a great picture (poor Link just woke up from a nap), but I don’t have a lot of pics of my myself so I can’t be too choosy.

I know you can’t see my hair color in this one (trust me, our eyes were so red you don’t want to see it in color), but I like it and it’s our Christmas photo that I never shared.  You’re welcome.

And…

The end.

Christmas Eve

The kids and I had our little Christmas today and really, for the most part, had a wonderful time together.  Can’t say my heart is really into it, but I can’t help but catch my children’s excitement…I’m thankful for their contagious joy!  We had one really bad moment where I just lost it and went to my room crying.  It was something silly, but I guess it was the final straw.  I could hear Ava crying in her room next door asking me if I was OK and saying “I know your sad Mommy and I know you miss Daddy…cause I miss him too”.  That broke my heart.  So, I sent up a flare to heaven asking for strength to finish the day and we carried on.  I love how quickly little ones can move on to the next thing…wish I could be like that sometimes.

But…mostly I’ve been trying to really, intentionally, focus on the true meaning of this season and it’s not about me or about our loss…it’s about Christ.  I’m so thankful that He was so willing to come to this dirty, messy world in such a dirty, messy way, because He loved such a dirty mess as me.  Thank you God for that precious gift!

Breath of Heaven

I have traveled
Many moonless night
Cold and Weary
With a babe inside
And I wonder
What I’ve done
Holy Father
You have come
Chosen me now
To carry your son

I am waiting
in a silent prayer
I am frightened
by the load i bear
In a world as cold as stone
Must I walk this path alone
Be with me now
Be with me now

[chorus:]
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Breath of Heaven
Hold me together
Be forever near me
Breath of Heaven

Breath of Heaven
Lighten my darkness
Pour over me, your holyness
For your holy

Breath of Heaven
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Do you wonder
As you watch my face
If a wiser one, should of had my place
But I offer-all I am
For the mercy-of your plan
Help me be strong
Help me be
Help me