Merry Christmas!!

In Germany we celebrate Christmas mostly TODAY...it's the 24th od december...the "holy evening"!!!
...as a kid i was so excited that by now my grandparents would have taken me on a walk, so i would get a little distracted and my parents could get some time to prepare everything at home. It's a little sad that the excitement gets less and less when you grow up and become an adult, isn't it?? I mean, yes, as a kid christmas is all about receiving gifts and as we get older that particular part of christmas is not all too important anymore, but i still think that we should be excited about the greatest gift of all...God giving us His own Son and with Him eternal life!

I want to get excited about that with the excitement of a little child! Like for parents it must be the biggest joy for God to see the happiness in His childrens eyes when they receive the gift(s) that He has for them!!

I read something today that really touched me and i want to share it with you:

"Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of

those things wehich where told her from the Lord."

Luke 1,45

In the kingdom of God, believing is a prerequisite to receiving.

God spoke to Mary and gave the assurance He always gives

when He assigns the impossible to His people.

Once she believed, it was done!

It takes an undivided heart to believe and a pure heart to see God.

This has always been God's way with His people.

Mary could not see all that had been arranged and assembled in the courts of heaven.

She could not see the legions of angels prepared to prtotect her and her baby.

She was unaware of the future and all that she and her child would face.

All she knew was that God had spoken to her, and that was enough.

So she responded:

"Behold the maidservant of the Lord. Let it be to me according to your word."

You cannot possibly imagine all that God has in store for you when you trust Him.

Will you believe Him?

from "Experiencing God Day-by-Day" H.T. Blackaby

Wow!! I don't know about you, but it kind of thrills me to realize that believing in the promises of God will open up the way for God to act in my life!

Have a merry Christmas, my friends! I hope you have a really great time with your families!!

Much love!!

from dusk 'til dawn

this is not about quentin tarantino (even though i have to admit that i like his movies)...

...it's about the miracle that God does in a human heart!
...i am so stunned and amazed at the way God deals with us in such a personal, intimate way...over the last month or so i have really experienced how REAL and RELIABLE He is and I have fallen even deeper in love with Him!
...i mean...the last month wasn't that funny...but i learned again soooo much about me, about God, about LIFE! this is not a new lesson or anything extraordinary, it's so basic...
...like on the picture ahead:
sometimes we travel on this horrible dark road...which reminds me of the "fog" I talked about earlier...and everything seems...well: dark!...nothing around you is able to give you any comfort or happiness and you feel like this journey is not worth it...but somehow, slowly you realize that the fog is getting thinner, that light shines through, that you can look ahead and actually see something...not sure what it is...but how great to be able to SEE again!! there is hope and joy slowly rising in your heart...you look back and are thankful that one bad part of the journey is over!

i realize that there's sooo much to be thankful for, that i can count my blessings forever and ever and not come to an end, that the biggest blessing is God Himself being with old little me, that i have GREAT friends (YES:YOU!!), that there's so much to look forward to!!!

And the greatest thing on earth is the Peace of God! That no matter what...you may not know where you are right now, or what the future holds, but you (can) know the One that knows it all!

Christmas is coming, my friends!! Are you getting excited??? I am! :-)

...a typical woman??

Some people say that women tend to change their haircut when there's a change in their life...well...peolpe that know ME know that i don't need a reason to go to the hairdresser and change my look... ;-) and really there is no reason for it and i don't think i have any psychological problems, just because i like creativity and try out new things...
So...here's the newest (is that a word??) look----I'm sure i will get all these different opinions now from...i thought short and blonde suits you better to...i liked it better when it was longer and red... :-)) but hey...I like it!!!

bring it on, ossi!!

I'm a fan of Oswald Chambers...
...here's what I read today:

"If it was God's will to bruise his own Son, why shouldn't he bruise you?
What shines forth and reveals God in your life is not your relative consistency to an idea of what a saint should be, but your genuine, living relationship with Jesus Christ, and your unrestrained devotion to Him whether you are well or sick."

It's so true isn't it? And I am SO happy that somehow along this journey I have learned this lesson...I'm not doubting God's love when He doesn't do what I'm expecting Him to do, my faith grew stronger over the years and I wanna give Him my unrestrained devotion whether I am well or sick...

And you know what: it's advent! A time of expecting the saviour, a time of anticipation and looking to God for the miracle that only He can do! In German there's a word for Jesus: "Heiland"...I never really got the meaning of it until now...or it never meant anything special to me personally...but now I'm expecting him to be my personal healer in this advent...

have a great advent-time, my friends!
:-)

....ordinary life....

i just thought it's about time to update this....
the last few weeks were pretty ordinary in an typical alex kind of way...;-)
for example work: ....i love my job in the hospital and even though it's hard sometimes working with people that are dying....we have our fun moments there...sometimes too many...;-)
the other day 4 patients died in 3 days and we were really busy. my co-worker put all the papers in order that we have to hang outside of the door where the dead body lies and it was all very hectic. when i checked the papers (thank God i did it!!) i ended up lying on the floor and laughing my head off: instead of the RIGHT paper where it says: time of death etc... she had taken the paper where it says: I'm leaving this hospital against medical advice! :-)))
Soooo funny!! I love my job. i really do...it's so excentric at times!! it fits to me i guess...