Do you have a 2011 Word Of The Year?

Can you guess what it is??

I believe in

MIRACLES....

and I do know that they can come to any who trusts and believes.

Wishing you the most for 2011.

Miracles and Prayers

Sorry, I do not have any pictures to post...but my gratitude to all of you my blogging friends, family and friends..

THANK YOU for your prayers, thoughts and concern.

This past week has been unbelievable to say the least.

I have been blessed by my Father in heaven in ways I can not even express.

My new heart beats so strong that it ROCKS my body..no really!!!

I will never be able to express my love and appreciation to a total stranger somewhere in the western United States who was a donor and to their family.

I am walking 2 miles a day at the hospital and can't wait to show people my NEW HEART mark.

I am in a regular room and just plain happy!

LIFE IS SO VERY GOOD!

Happy Hanukkah

Hanukkah or the "Festival of Lights" began last night at sundown. This holiday is also referred to as the Feast of the Dedication.

I love the account of the festival of lights. It again shows the heaven's are not closed. That our Father in heaven still performs miracles. When the Maccabee family was hiding from the Syrian army in about 165 BC they found just enough oil to light the lamp for 1 day, but the lamp burned for 8 days, until more oil could be located.

Being that I am not Jewish, I do not know what all the Torah teaches of this special day.

Several years back I decided in January we were going to celebrate as many different holidays as possible in the upcoming year.

My kids and I had a ball!

We learned the dreidel game.

and had lattes (potato pancakes)

We celebrated with food, games and stories of why this was a holiday.

Most of them came from our family blood line:

Sweden, German, English, Irish, Cree Indian

We love it in March for "Waffle Day" How cool is that!

or

1st and 2nd Day of Christmas!

or

St. Patrick's Day

or

well, lets be real here in the States just about any day of the week is a holiday.

So, why is CHRISTmas more than just a holiday?

It comes back to...

Jesus Christ was born, the Savior of the world, our Redeemer.

No matter our religious backgrounds or what we do or do not celebrate.

We ALL celebrate a MIRACLE.