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VICKI SIMPSON

12/9/2020

 
“Oh Holy Night 
The stars are brightly shining 
It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth.” 

 
Imagine…traveling Christmas Eve, just mom and dad, ready to give birth, with no family, no friends, or bestie to keep you in ice chips. Nowhere to stay when things got dicey like a clean hospital room with fresh sheets. Was Mary comfortable? Was Joseph going to faint? Will the baby be warm enough? As many of you know, the birth of a child changes everything. Especially a first-born child. There were no self-help books to reference or Wikipedia to ask how to calm a screaming infant! 
 
And of course, the conception was a little hazy - for Joseph anyway. Imagine having all these thoughts swirling around in your head. Who do you turn to for answers?   
 
You put your trust and faith in the Lord. All of us have gone through tough times, divorce, death of a loved one, addiction, loss of job, and now, we are all trying to fight a pandemic by staying home and staying safe, while caring for ourselves and our loved ones. Put your trust and faith in the Lord. There is no other way to make it through this journey we call life. 
 
Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will act.  Psalm 37:4-5 
 
Heavenly Father, we thank you for all the wonderful moments in our lives and trust that you will guide us through the moments that are hard. In this Advent season, show us the magnitude of your Love, so that we know we are never alone. Amen.
Conni N.
12/9/2020 06:46:52 am

Nice job, Vicki!


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    To the Writers

    of this devotional: 
    thank you for sharing 
    the stories from 
    your Advent and 
    Christmas journey.

    Your  courage 
    is a blessing 
    to others 
    and we pray you 
    will be blessed 
    by this as well.

    With gratitude,
    Pastor Nathan Mugaas and Intern Pastor Jeremy Hallquist

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    Barbara Burandt
    Bob Burtness
    Cedric And Marlys Olson
    Conni Natwick
    Ellie Hallquist
    Jean Cook
    Jeremy Hallquist
    Jim Hecker
    John Natwick
    Karen Maher
    Kari Christianson
    Kari Osmek
    Linda Nielsen
    Lisa Sampson
    Lorie Schulstad-Werk
    Milo Christianson
    Myron Grams
    Pastor Nathan Mugaas
    Paula Donnelly
    Ron Stricker
    Ruth Lemke
    Sarah Chur
    Vicki Simpson

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