Have a holly, jolly Christmas!!!! and Birthday!

Well, today is Christmas Eve...and we are celebrating Dad's birthday. He's 51 years young today. We had a birthday breakfast for him and he opened his gifts. He was very excited that Wes and I bought him a DVD of 20 Westerns, Mamaw and Papaw bought him some PJ's, a bird feeder, and a little digital thermometer that tells you how to dress! It was cute. Haha!

I'm very eager for 4:30 to come because that means Wes will be home from work and we can go to his Mom's for Christmas with his immediate family and then with her extended family. I love this time of the year! Unfortunately, Madison, mine and Wes's 3 year old niece, is sick with strep throat. I feel bad for her because she doesn't feel like doing anything or opening her gifts. It kind of takes the magic out of Christmas for a little kid when they're sick.

Tomorrow, Wes and I will open our gifts from eachother, then we will go to Mom and Dad's to open gifts. It will be a VERY busy morning because we are going up the hill to Mamaw and Papaw Miller's at noon. Our whole Miller family will be there. Chaos!!

Tomorrow night, I will be hosting Christmas dinner for mine and Wes's families. I'm fixing Italian food. Yum =)  This weekend, Mom's family will come to her house to celebrate Christmas.

During the hustle and bustle of this holiday season, be sure to take plenty of time to remember the REAL reason for the season: Jesus.  God gave his son for US. You AND me. He sent Him to earth to live a perfect life, for us to learn from, and to show us how much he loves us.  If you do not know Jesus as your personal savior, give yourself the very best gift you can this year, and ask him to forgive you. He will come into your heart and be your best friend.

Remember to spend time with your family anf friends and do not get caught up in the secular portion of Christmas.

God bless and Merry Christmas from The Concords!!!!!!!!!!

Last weekend in cold, northern Ohio

Yes, in case you are wondering, it's cold in southeastern Ohio, too. Ohio's weather is completely different usually between northern and southern Ohio. Down here, we don't get a ton of snow; up north they get blizzards. While we were up there, we woke up to ice covered steps, roads, cars, and gravel!

We drove 300+ miles in two cars on Saturday morning/afternoon to Kinsman, Ohio.  We were 28 miles from Ashtabula, the highest point in Ohio. We slid into the bed and breakfast the church rented for us and got ready to sing. Dad and Wes flew over to the church to set up the sound. They got back right at 5 and we left at 5:30; slid into the church about 10 minutes before 6. We set up our CD table and started sing about 6:05. Let's just say, it took a little longer to get there than we anticipated. It took us 6 hours, including a couple pit stops. You know, girls will be girls, if you know what I mean....

After we sang Saturday night, the church prepared a delicious dinner of ham, potatoe salad, my favorite-- potatoes, and other foods. It was Mmm...Mmm... Good! We went back to the bed and breakfast and played the board game 'Sorry.' Well, the girls did. Wes watched and Dad watched football on TV.  When morning came, we were fed bacon, pancakes, and fresh fruit. When we arrived at the church, they also had breakfast, so we ate a little there too. It was all delicious! We sang again that morning. After church, we ate lunch with the church--Mom's very very favorite, spaghetti!

We really enjoyed our mini-vaca to northern Ohio. None of us had been to that part of Ohio before, so it was nice to experience. It actually reminded us a lot of our home town. Very small, rural, mostly farms, little churches, and Amish people. On the other hand, it was flat and you could see for miles. I mean, there was only 2 curves in the road! I think we have one straight stretch in Gallia Co. It was kind of funny to have to explain where we were from. They said we talked like we were from Tennessee. This happens EVERYWHERE we go. We finally just say "You heard of Bob Evans?.....We live 9 miles from the original restaraunt and homestead." Then you can kind of see the light bulbs click on. It's the only thing people have heard of. One man did know that we have good flea markets around here. Too funny!

So, anywho, we loved the little historical church. It was built in 1877 and had truly gorgeous architecture, and Christmas decorations.  The people were truly gracious. You could tell they had a huge desire to serve others (by feeding so many people)and to serve God. He is a GREAT God, like Pastor Duane said.  We are very eager and excited to be back to northern Ohio in the spring to meet our new  friends again.

Until next time,

Elizabeth <3

Welcome to my blog!

I have created this blog for all of The Concords followers!

We are very excited for the season! We are ready to get started on pursuing and growing our ministry. Throughout 2010, we plan on making & recording another CD, getting a bus (majorly needed!!), and getting ready for the Gospel Border Tour in Belgium and The Netherlands!! Through this blog, you will read about our journey we are taking and will continue taking until we can't 'journey' any longer!

First of all, as many of you know, I am Elizabeth Clary. I am the oldest of the 3 Miller girls. My sisters and parents and I sing as The Concords. I recently married my love, Wes Clary.... yep, that's why my name is different!

Through this blog, I hope I give you the courage to grow your relationship with Christ. If you do not know him as your personal Savior, I pray you find Him! He is the true one and only king! If you have any requests, needs, or wants, please feel free to drop me a line at concordsblog@live.com or send a comment right here!
I look forward to telling you about our journey.

Have a good evening & God bless!
Elizabeth