Luke 1:44 As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.

Today, after working a few hours from home, I took Olive Dog out to Boulder for a little adventure out in nature. As I listened to the story of The Birth of Jesus foretold (Luke 1:25-56), my heart felt the pitter patter of joy as I heard the words “The baby in my womb leaped for joy.”

To imagine the loving presence of the Lord that baby John the Baptist can feel in the womb, leaves me with a big smile on my face. The more that I have faith, the more that I feel this loving presence and I am overflowing with joy.

I felt that joy on our walk today watching Olive play, being outside in the fresh air.

Olive Dog on an adventure

I am so grateful to live so close to a beautiful and serene place, to be quiet and sit in peace. In between work, I took a much needed adventure and was inspired and my soul refreshed. I felt wrapped up in God’s joy, peace and love.

Brandi Shigley

While I was sitting here, I imagined sitting on the shore of Galilee, listening to Jesus share the Good news