When I look back at this past year one of the themes I see woven throughout all of our days is: Provision.

And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Matthew 6:28

We have been provided for. Everything we have needed this past year and more has been supplied. Things I've wanted and things I didn't know I needed, I have received. I even got some things I didn't want. Sometimes this provision has come from the paycheck Troy earns each month (which is made possible by generous donors to SBR), sometimes from family, some from friends and even from strangers. Some things come as a result of being a sinful person living in a fallen world. Regardless, all of it is filtered through our Heavenly Father's hands before it gets to us. Whether good or bad, it goes through Him. He knows what we need and even what we want. Why does the creator of the Universe choose to provide for us?

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

Matthew 10:29-31(NIV)

And so He blesses.

Do you know Jesus? Is he your Savior?

If the answer is yes, we rejoice with you! Even if your year has been full of hard things, God is still good and He is there for you, ready to bring beauty out of the ashes.

If your answer is no, I would challenge you to ask yourself why? What is holding you back?

Jesus is our Christmas gift. Salvation for all bought through the sacrifice of one. He's waiting for you. You are worth more to Him, so much more.

Don't delay, open the gift of Jesus this year.

Rejoicing in His provision:

Troy, Jana, Tate, Seth and Wyat

Some of our 2014 highlights: