Friday Friends: edition 4

No baby. No labor. No nothing except a whole lotta uncomfortable. I feel so heavy - I just heave myself around! And I am having the strangest dreams of my entire life, awful heartburn that almost brings me to tears, aching sore girly parts, and a baby I cannot wait to meet. Baby, I know your due date is Monday, but mama is getting desperate to hold you on the outside. Please come soon!!

Here are the pieces of the internets that made my heart beat fast this week. Take some time to click around - let me know if these touched you too!
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Growing up, we had an aunt Louise who was SNL's church lady. Cross my heart, she really was. When she got married at 70+ yrs old, we went to her house during Christmas week. There were gifts to pass around, and because our family was all over 70, us kids usually did the passing. One of us said, "I'll play Santa Claus!", meaning 'I'll bend over and pick up gifts and bring them to your lap.' Louises' new husband thundered, "There is no Santa in this house! There is only Jesus Christ!" This story has stuck in me ever since. As our child makes their entrance to the world, and we weigh things like Santa Claus in our hearts, this post that Ashleigh wrote at a Deeper Story, of Santa and Jesus, spoke straight to me.

God took Holley by surprise this week with a message I needed to hear - The Surprise.

This post by dear Ann makes me want to take back everything under our tree - no matter how little we spent on them. When Christmas Gets Radical: Whose Birthday is it Really?

If I can muster up the gumption to brave the craft store for the candy melts (or maybe send Husby out), I'm making this Peppermint Popcorn Crunch from miss Bridget at Bake at 350. {I totally made it last night!!! And I totally sent husby out to Michaels for the melts =) Rave reviews from friends, Husby and this girl! Will post pics and the recipe this week!}

Finally, this post by Preston Yancey took my breath away. My whole life I've fought against being a Proverbs 31 woman. I know how that sounds, but it's the truth. It felt like... not enough, I guess. I also couldn't reconcile that this was the ONLY way to be a Godly woman when I was raised by a single mom who worked her patootie off in several different jobs to provide us with an outstanding life. Preston has finally put into words what my heart has felt for years. Well done, sir.
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Have any posts inspired you this week?
-anna
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