joy to the world

joy to the world,the lord has come

let earth receive her king

let every heart prepare him room

and heaven and nature sing,

and heaven and nature sing,

and heaven, and heaven, and nature sing.

.... he rules the world with truth and grace,

and makes the nations prove

the glories of his righteousness,

and wonders of his love,

and wonders of his love,

and wonders, wonders of his love.

as i was listening to christmas carols around the house this song came on and kinda just hit me.

the lord jesus came to this earth for us.

the greatest gift.

and we get to celebrate this event thousands of years later.

with that, let us prepare our hearts over the next few evenings 

and be reminded the true purpose of christmas

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3 fold weekend

3 things from this weekend.

1// women's conference 

My church, River Valley, hosted their annual women's conference called SPARKLE.  To put it simply, it was incredible. They brought in CHARL

who spoke very inspiring words encouraging us to be bold, strong women of God and to really take authority in our lives. We often forget that we OWN our faith, and for our faith to move mountains we have to take control and influence our zone (those who surround us). On top of the awesome message Charolette had for us, theme of the conference was the 1950's so the church was filled with beautiful, fun, girly decor. 

2// sister's homecoming

It was my sister Rosie's homecoming for her high school. She looked beautiful :)

3// quality time w/ college roommates

My old college roommates, Katie and Wendy, were in town so we got to spend some quality time with one another. It blows my mind that it was only a short year ago that we all lived together. We did several of our favorite things to do in the Twin Cities, including coffee, chocolate, and a little shopping. What more does a girl need ;)

Now for the crazy week, that is going to be filled with lots of wedding planning. C & I are hoping to finish up our wedding invites and get them mailed within the next couple weeks- look for a preview soon!