Moments for Mom December 2009

I had to give my first Christmas talk of the season on November 3.  It was an odd 60 degree day in Illinois.  Halloween candy was still fresh in my pantry.  Thanksgiving hadn’t even crossed my mind yet, let alone Christmas, until I looked on my speaking schedule.  My first thought was, How in the world am I going to give a sincere Christmas talk already? So I did what any girl would do.  I made myself listen to Christmas music the whole way there.

It worked, but not in the way you might think.  I was singing Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree – nothing.  Silent Night – nothing.  Then my favorite Christmas song came on – Amy Grant’s Welcome to Our World.

It starts like this…

Tears are falling, hearts are breaking

How we need to hear from God

You've been promised, we've been waiting

Welcome Holy Child

© Chris Rice

And I was swept away…taken in.  Yes, that’s what I need.  I don’t need the holiday spirit right this minute.  I don’t need to feel like putting up my tree today.  But I do need to hear from God.  I want more of God.

There will be a list as long as my arm waiting for me in the weeks to come.  You have your list accumulating too, I would bet.

And though I usually pray for peace…pray to get everything done and somehow still bring glory to God in the chaos of Christmas, this year, I have only one wish…more of God.

More of God in my friendships, more of God in my mothering, more of God in my marriage, more of God in my heart, more of God in my life, more of God in my heart.

And what better time than right now to ask for more of God…and to receive Him?

Merry Christmas, ladies.  May God meet you just where you are this year.

A great Christmas gift: Elisabeth’s new book, He Is Just That Into You! It can be purchased at https://www.winepressbooks.com/product.asp?pid=2634&search=He+is+just+that+into+you&select=Keywords&ss=1.

And check out the book trailer video here: http://www.vimeo.com/7093233.  Pass it along!

Copyright, Elisabeth K. Corcoran, 2009

Elisabeth lives her with husband and children in Illinois.  She is the author of the devotionals, In Search of Calm: Renewal for a Mother’s Heart (Xulon), Calm in My Chaos: Encouragement for a Mom’s Weary Soul (Kregel), and is excited to announce the release of He Is Just That Into You: Stories of a Faithful God who Pursues, Engages, and Has No Fear of Commitment (WinePress). You can learn more about Elisabeth at www.elisabethcorcoran.com or at http://elisabethcorcoran.blogspot.com/, and you can follow her on Twitter at ekcorcoran or friend her on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/people/Elisabeth-Klein-Corcoran/1301703500.