Merry Christmas!

“Jesus is the reason for the season and the reason for life”!

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Christ Is Supreme

Our Men’s breakfast has been studying the men of Christmas this month and I wanted to share the devotion from today with you.

Paul’s words to the early church regarding the Man of Christmas

Colossians 1:15-20 (New Living Translation)

15 Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation,[a] 16 for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see— such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. 17 He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. 18 Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead.[b] So he is first in everything. 19 For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, 20 and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.

Merry Christmas!

RMCA Christmas program

RMCA (Rocky Mountain Christian Academy) is where Morgan and Lucy attend school and Betsy teaches. Here are a few photos from the event. Lucy is with her Kindergarten teachers and also performed a song last night with the class. Morgan also performed with her class.

1 Year Anniversary of The Weber Family Blog

I can't believe it has been a year since I started blogging. I started my first post with our children and so I thought I would start with them. I am very proud of my girls.

Morgan was very busy in sports in the past year. Here are a few of the activities: snow skiing, swimming, basketball, softball, golf and tennis. Morgan is in the 4th grade and has been doing very well. Her best subjects are Latin and Math (which were two of my worst subjects). Morgan is gentle in spirit and leads by example.

Lucy was also very busy and participated in the following activities: tee-ball, gymnastics, swimming and golf. Lucy is in Kindergarten and loving being around all her friends. She is very social and makes those around her smile and laugh. Lucy also lost her first tooth this year.

Betsy has had a great year thus far. Her 4th grade class is going well and is blessed with good friends around her. I am very blessed to have her as my wife. Betsy is a pillar in my life and my best friend.

I have been very blessed this year. I had my back surgery that was successful. I grew closer to God through it and praise God for it! I was very humbled to have been nominated and then later affirmed as an elder in our church. I thank God for my family and the many blessings that came from above this year.

DW

Christmas jar

What is a Christmas jar?

I saw this on Glenn Beck (Fox News) the other night and was very moved. This is from the "Christmas Jar"website created by; Jason Wright.

"A Christmas Jar is a pickle jar, peanut butter jar, Mason jar or whatever else you have around to collect your spare change each day.

All coins are dedicated to the jar, and during the week before Christmas you carefully select someone to give it too, anonymously. Was a neighbor laid off? Is a coworker struggling with health problems? Has a friend lost a loved one?

Simply put your jar on their porch, in their car, on their desk--wherever--and you could change their life for good!

$50, $100, even $200, you'll be surprised how much change you can generate and how much you can affect someones life.

Will you pledge to give away a Christmas Jar this year? "

We plan to help a family this year. What a better way to get the kids involved and lead by Christ's example.

Christmasjars.com

Joshua 1:9

"This is my command- be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the lord your God is with you wherever you go."

Where's the Thanksgiving Turkey?

I know the wife bought a turkey. But where on earth did she put the bird?
Perhaps the question should be - 'Who is the Thanksgiving Turkey?'

I wish you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving!

I am wondering...Where has Thanksgiving gone?

In the stores everything went from Halloween to Christmas!

I was commenting on a facebook post (above) from a friend of ours and it made me think; where has Thanksgiving gone and what will the media and retail chains do to Christmas this year?

The social media and retail stores want us to think about Christmas to stimulate our spending and skip right over being thankful for everything God has blessed us with. Never mind that they also will not acknowledge Christmas for the birth of Jesus but, instead say happy holidays or something similar. As Christians we can not follow the patterns of this world but be bold and break away! Remember the Thanksgiving holiday as a time to thank God for all the blessings but also remember when Thanksgiving is over not to conform to the world by saying happy holidays but instead; Merry Christmas!

I dare you...

To just read the Bible, attend church, and avoid “big” sins—
is this passionate, wholehearted love for God?
—François Fénelon, The Seeking Heart

I challenge you to read the book; Crazy Love by Francis Chan and see if it changes your life!

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all
your soul and with all your mind.” This is the first and
greatest commandment. And the second is like it: “Love
your neighbor as yourself.” (Matt. 22:37–40)

Will you take the dare? This is a short read but will have you examine your life and take the scriptures to heart in a dramatic way.

http://www.crazylovebook.com/

Derek

Halloween

After we (Betsy) dug us out of the snowstorm the sidewalks melted and we were able to go trick or treating :) We were joined by our best friends for some chili beforehand and then went out with the kids.

Here is Morgan and her best friend Abby. They were dressed as little kids...

Then there was Lucy and her cat outfit (Grrrrrrrrr...)

2 days before Halloween...

It is still snowing and we have 20 inches of snow on the ground. The girls and the neighbor kids decided to build a snow fort in the backyard.

Let it snow...Let it snow...Let it snow...

Our first big snow of the year and we are heading out to the golf course for some sledding!

Did you see God today?

I just walked down the street to the coffee shop had to take a break I'd been by her side for eighteen hours straight. I saw a flower growing in the middle of the sidewalk pushing up through the concrete like it was planted right there for me to see. The flashin' lights, the honkin' horns all seemed to fade away in the shadow of that hospital at 5:08. I saw God today.

Chorus: I've been to church. I've read the book. I know He's here, but I don't look near as often as I should. Yeah, I know I should. His fingerprints are everywhere. I'd just slow down to stop and stare opened my eyes and man I swear I saw God today.

I saw a couple walking by; they were holding hands. Man, she had that glow yeah I couldn't help but notice she was starting to show. I stood there for a minute takin' in the sky lost in that sunset a splash of amber melted in the shades of red.

I got my face pressed up against the nursery glass. She's sleeping like a rock. My name on her wrist wearing tiny pink socks. She's got my nose, she's got her mama's eyes. My brand new baby girl. She's a miracle. I saw God today. ------George Strait

Funny story about Lucy...

Lucy received her first flowers from a boy in her kindergarten class. Why you might ask, well she was playing a game where you had to have a password to get past Lucy and the boy was not allowed through since he had the wrong password so he decided to hit Lucy in the stomach. This will teach Lucy to play fair but the boy, who Lucy has known since nursery, decided he wanted to use his own money to purchase these flowers for Lucy to say he was sorry. He showed up the next morning with the flowers and a card to apologize.