christmas break

i'm enjoying a lovely christmas break this week - doing all i can to spend as much time with my husband, and friends and family as i can. we had a lovely christmas together and are thanking god for the gift of 8 christmases together.

i'm also taking time to read and cook as much as i can - two things that bring great joy and peace to my spirit. since i'm currently a tad-bit obsessed with julia child, i'm reading her book my life in france and her cookbook mastering the art of french cooking.

i'm looking forward to celebrating new year's with great friends - who have meant so much to my life this year, and i'm taking time this weekend to reflect on 2009 and how i plan to love god and love others in 2010.

hope this season is bringing restoration to your soul.

"i am not alone at all, i thought. i was never alone at all. and that, of course, is the message of christmas. we are never alone. not when the night is darkest, the wind coldest, the world seemingly most indifferent. for this is still the time god chooses.”

taylor caldwell

i'm praying for you

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this week, i'm committed to praying for you -- my friends leading in children's ministry christmas programs this week. you can know that each day i'll be asking god for these things on your behalf:

for peace | for the details |

for a spiritual impact in the lives of children|

for families to find new meaning |

for joy & laughter | for enough volunteers | for safety

may you be blessed as you lead strong this week & may the love of christmas overwhelm your heart.

if there is a more specific way i can pray for you this week - let me know.

leave a comment on the blog | email me: amy@lemonlimekids.com | tweet me: @adolan

friday reflections: raising godly children

today's video is dedicated to sandy simms riggs who showed me how to tie my scarf in this fancy new way. enjoy the video & merry christmas!

i would love to hear from you! any quotes from george barna's book "transforming children into spiritual champions" that have affected you - whether you agree or disagree, leave a comment on the blog with your thoughts.

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"having devoted more than two decades of my life & all of my professional skills to studying & working with ministries of all types,

i am now convinced that the greatest hope for the local church lies in raising godly children."

george barna