An Unexpected Journey

On Christmas day we had a special treat.  We had our family and a couple whom I call “framily”- some friends that are like family- around the dinner table.   We were laughing and playing a game of UNO Attack post dessert with the adults and kids.  This was a first because up until that point my kids haven’t been old enough to play anything that might actually be fun for adults!  We told a funny story about something mischievous that 4 year old Eliana had done, and she looked at our family life pastor’s husband and said “If you mess wit da bull, you get da horns!” Clearly, I credit this to her father’s influence!! I was driving and singing at the top of my lungs this morning to a worship song- alone- because that’s the only time I sing at the top of my lungs!  This funny scene from Christmas came flooding into my mind.  “If you mess with the bull, you get the horns!”  How often does the enemy mess with us and we tuck our tails and run.  Mostly...