[Canela]

~*Prayer*~

Thinking about the healing that I received last night at church...wow...

One of the ladies there, signs to music and it is so beautiful...she signed to Silent Night and O Holy Night and I mean to tell you, it was a very powerful anointed moment. I cried like a baby. I thought about Jesus. I know some people don't believe in Him but I do. And I thought about His birth, all the obstacles, how He came to be born on earth and died here too, crucified and resurrected so that I and others like me could be saved and look forward to eternal life.

It was this thought of childbirth against huge odds that reminds me of my own children's births, (high risk preganancies, among other things) and how we as mother's bear our babies for our own selfish or loving reasons as the case may be. Then they grow up, and they live their own lives and sometimes they bless us with grandchildren and that whole life cycle continues and keeps bringing more and more love and blessings...it's the gift that keeps on giving...lol

And so, this morning, as we get ready to celebrate the birth of my savior Jesus Christ, I'm cleaning and cooking and making everything ready like I used to every year since my children were born, I get to celebrate this holiday with another added little bundle of joy (still in the oven), but here nonetheless. The legacy, the life cycle continues and I am so very blessed. I am now no longer just the mother, but have been granted another title of love--that of Abuelita...Grandmother...Nana.

And I pray for everyone of you that you have this (and/or other) insurmountable joy in your lives especially today, but everyday, too, in your lives, and that you recieve the desires of your heart.

I just did.

Love and many blessings to you all--and Merry Christmas--

Canela