Christmas Traditions...

Ever since I was a little girl, I remember helping Mama in the kitchen on Christmas Eve. We would make about 20 Braided Candy Canes (sweet bread), and after hours of putting them together, watching them bake, and then decorating them we loaded up the van and delivered them to friends. It was a joyous time of family bonding, and the joy of giving!
This year Mom and Dad were on the Island for Christmas. This year I was in the Big City for Christmas. This year we weren't together to make the delicious bread. So, this year I made them myself! :)

I took one to work on my last day (as I am being laid off, because I was only hired as a the seasonal position).

To Know You...Is to want to know You more

I recently bought Casting Crowns latest album, Until the Whole World Hears, and after the challenging events of the past week, I was listening to this song and found great comfort in these lyrics. I highly recommend the album! It is amazing, and I will be posting more of the lyrics to their other songs in the next few days or so... It has definitely blessed my life!




To Know You
by Casting Crowns
"Until the Whole World Hears"

To know You is to never worry for my life
To know You is to never give into compromise and
To know You is to want to tell the world about You
‘Cause I can’t live without You

To know You is to hear Your voice when You are calling
To know You is to catch my brother when he is falling
To know You is to feel the pain of the brokenhearted
‘Cause they can’t live without You

More than my next breath
More than life or death
All I’m reaching for, I live my life to know You more
I leave it all behind, You’re all that satisfies To know You is to want to know You more To know You is to want to know You more

To know You is to ache for more than ordinary
To know You is to look beyond the temporary
To know You is believing that You’ll be enough
‘Cause there’s no life without You

All this life could offer me
Could not compare to You, compare to You
And I count it all as loss
Compared to knowing You, knowing You

All this life could offer me
Could not compare to You, compare to You And I count it all as loss
Compared to knowing You, knowing You And I count it all as loss
Compared to knowing You, knowing You