It Shall Not Be Our Ruin

"There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." Romans 8:1

It is the unspeakable privilege and comfort of all those that are in Christ Jesus that there is therefore now no condemnation to them. He does not say, "There is no accusation against them,’’ for this there is; but the accusation is thrown out, and the indictment quashed. He does not say, "There is nothing in them that deserves condemnation,’’ for this there is, and they see it, and own it, and mourn over it, and condemn themselves for it; but it shall not be their ruin. He does not say, "There is no cross, no affliction to them or no displeasure in the affliction,’’ for this there may be; but no condemnation. 

-Matthew Henry, Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (pg. 1770)

He's Here! He's Here!

My nephew, Isaac James, has arrived!

He (finally!) made his entrance at 6:34 pm last night.

He weighed 8 lbs, 4 oz. and measured 20 1/2 inches.

It was a long and hard delivery, but we're so thankful that mom and baby are healthy. Because Isaac had a very high fever at birth, only Amanda held him before he was ushered into the nursery. Mimi, Granddaddy, and Aunt Jessie have yet to hold this precious little baby. His dad got to hold him last night when Isaac finally made it back to their room. You can definitely tell Isaac is my brother's kid - see how he's sticking his tongue out? :)

My parents don't take [good]enough photos, so I'll post more after I've snapped some shots. Ha ha.

Proud Teacher!

So proud of all my students! Here we are tonight at their Christmas recital!
They're becoming quite the performers. There were 55+ people in attendance tonight, and we enjoyed a potluck dinner together afterward.

I love my job!

Sweet Words

I haven't had much to say.
There is much to process before it can be said. (Obviously, right?) Really trying to learn how to rest - an incredibly difficult task! (See? I've already made it a checklist thing!)

I know I need to be soaking in Truth. I read this today. It's definitely not "light reading." Oh, but it is sweet reading. I commend it to you!