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OMG, It’s Monday! Prayer: Is Christmas Really Done?

O Lord, You know I suffered when Hubby said, “We have to take down this tree before it goes bald.” Before long — maybe not until Valentine’s Day? — we’ll store the evergreens, the toy village, and the manger scene. I’ll fuss over the whole process like a sulky six-year-old.

But OMG, I thank You that Christmas is never over. Emmanuel, whose name means “God with us,” can’t be shut in a closet or stuck in the garage. Jesus walks my world and yours, seeking whom He can bless.

Image by Raquel Candia from Pixabay.

#January #alwaysChristmas #JesusBFF

OMG, It’s Monday! Prayer: Dietary Discourse

Father, of course, You recall my grandson’s comment about my morning fiber cereal: “Grandma, that looks like the pellets we feed Torti” (his pet tortoise).

“Probably tastes like them too,” I wrinkled my nose. “But I don’t eat this because I like it. I eat it because it’s good for me.”

Thank you, Lord, for an unplanned lesson for this picky little eater. Plus a reminder for Grandma, who would much prefer a daily diet of chocolate, Boston cream-filled doughnuts.

OMG, It’s Monday! Prayer: Jesus, You Do Marriage Miracles

OMG, thank You for our marriage of 50 years! Please help us, whether dining in uptown restaurants and cheering winning ball teams — or shoveling snow and cleaning bathrooms — to celebrate life together every day!

OMG, It’s Monday! Prayer: Happy Birthday, Jesus!

O Lord, thank You for four generations of a family who gathered to celebrate You with gifts, yummy food and a wonderfully in-tune carol singalong. OMG, there’s nothing like partying together with You!

    

OMG, It’s Monday! Prayer: Room in This Inn

O Lord, if we add one more gift to the tree, we won’t be able to sit in the living room. If we add more food to the fridge, it may fall through the kitchen floor. Clean sheets and sleeping bags await the four generations who soon will arrive. But OMG, please come on in! The Guest of Honor, You are so very, very welcome.

Merry Christmas from the Phillipses!

OMG, It’s Monday! Prayer: This Elf’s Not On the Shelf

O Lord, when big holiday challenges make me feel small, I thank You for giving me this awesome, 6’3” elf who sewed a rip in my winter coat, washed sheets, and cleaned bathrooms. OMG, what a gift he is!

   

OMG, It’s Monday! Prayer: Only the Turkey Didn’t Have Fun

Only the Turkey Didn’t Have Fun

O Jesus, thank You for all the blessings You have lavished upon us, especially for the joyful, loving chaos a family brings. Thank You for the ability to record precious moments we can savor long after the feast is history—though evidently, I didn’t take any photos of our waistband-busting, yummy meal. OMG, a confession: maybe Grandma was too busy eating to take pictures?  

#thanksgiving #ThankYouLord #gratefulglutton

OMG, It’s Monday! Prayer: Good Thing You Still Love Us, Lord

Jesus, has it really been 60 years since Mom dragged us from backyard fun and sandbox joys to endure spit-on-kleenex baths for this photo? And 25 years since all five siblings gathered in one place. Thank You, Lord for rowdy, precious times together. Some of our descendants forced us to behave for the camera, but OMG, they knew better than to try the spit-bath thing.

#FamilyPhotos #Recreating #OfficialAntiquesNow   

OMG, It’s Monday! Prayer: Cheap Flights

O Lord, You know I gave in to my penny-pinching background and bought an airline ticket at bottom-of-the-barrel cost. A month ago, it seemed like a good idea. This week, as I face the reality of my choice, I wonder. Will I be caged in cargo with hissing cats and hostile German shepherds? Or will my suitcase and I be strapped to a wing? OMG, thank You that despite mishaps and mistakes, You are always with us!

#cheap #toocheap #nexttimeIwilldrive

Images by OpenClipart-Vectors, Frauke Riether and Christel Sagniez of Pixabay.

OMG, It’s Monday! Prayer: Friendly Fire

Jesus, I love the words Your poet-musician King David wrote long ago: “How good and pleasant it is for brothers to dwell in unity.” OMG, in an age in which neighbors ignore, fight and sue each other, how special when ours gathered to chat, laugh and share s’mores over backyard campfires!