Key Verse: John 12:3 (ESV): Mary therefore took a pound of expensive ointment made from pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
In middle school, my sister wanted to spend all her money on a bottle of perfume from the local mall. Birthdays, babysitting, and begging for the difference got her enough money to head to the department store and purchase the treasured triangular bottle from the glass case. It had a floral, woodsy scent, of lilies and freesia. For months she carefully positioned each pump on her clothes to not waste a drop, using it all on herself.
Resources we have found for our family to help prepare our hearts for Christmas during the Advent season.
The clock ticks and the chores multiply. What-ifs attempt to drown out the confidence in walking boldly into what God is calling our family to act on.
Pack, trust, release, behold. So many moves, so little answers.
Control beckons as I push it away and beg for strength. New beginnings begin to rise in my heart and give me the energy to type again after a decade, share again after the years that fear stole.
Redemption beckons and faith steps into new beginnings, greeting us again.
