Why Christmas?

Jesus
The Name above all Names
The Lord of Lords
The King of Kings

Jesus
A humble babe
Came at the exact moment
Planned from eternity past

Jesus
The wonder of the world
The Messiah spoken of
Through prophets centuries ago

Jesus
The hope of mankind
The Savior, the majestic One
The Lover, the God

Jesus
Coming to serve, not to be served
Gave His life up for unworthy sinners
Took the wrath that we deserved

Jesus
The reason for this season
The reason for this life
The reason for eternity

Joni

This is a very amateur book review because I have no idea what is entailed in book reviews. Maybe I can just call this a reflection. Anyway, Joni is such a good read. You can say it's an inspirational and uplifting book. But it's not just a feel good, improve self-esteem kind of book. Joni points to the source of hope - God. Her strength and dependence are on God. We see her struggles of giving up her preferences and even strong desires to the Lord. She is real and not some unrelatable super woman, but an honest sinner whose heart is changed by the grace of God. Even though I haven't had a conversation with her before, I know if I ever do, I could converse with her like a great older sister I'd admire, not just some aloof famous author. It is alsooooo awesome to see how occupational therapy is mentioned and played a part in her life in encouraging her to express her joy through art. As I wrestle with thoughts on my future role as an occupational therapist, this encourages me that I can use OT as a means in which glorifies God as people use the gifts and talents given by Him for His glory. In book review-y words, I highly recommend this book. She includes a lot of detail of events, and she is a wonderful writer including great depth in what she learns (unlike my poor grammar and inability to write eloquently). I know I'm a little late in reading this book, considering I've known about her since 2004 and some of you know her personally. I enjoyed her Lifetime of Wisdom book as well. Looking forward to reading more of her writings.

[I enjoyed reading this throughout the past couple weeks in bed and when I didn't feel like doing my paper for school. :) ]