Hi, everyone. Welcome to At Home with Sally. I'm Sally Clarkson, and I have the biggest

privilege in the world to be with so many friends from all over the world who join me every week

to listen to my stories, inspiration, biblical encouragement,

and I am just so glad that you're here today. Thanks so much for joining me.

Hello, my wonderful friends. This is Sally Clarkson, and I am so happy that you join me today.

As a matter of fact, I have really had the arena of women who joined me here every week

and the people who have been in my ministry of the years. I've had you on my heart the past

number of days, and I just wish that I could have you right here next to me in my living room.

As it happens, it's a Monday morning, and I am looking out my windows. I've got lots of windows

in my living room, which my living room is kind of my office.

I sit on my couch and I have candles lit everywhere.

Let me see.

One, two, three, four, five candles around the room.

And I have a fire blazing in the fireplace.

And I'm surrounded by my Christmas tree, my wreath, my little birds peeking out at me,

stockings, all the different things. And I had Christmas music on the background, which I had to

turn off because it didn't allow my voice to be as loud as it needed to be. Anyway, I would love to think of you being here in this

peaceful moment. It's been a wonderful day for me. I always get up early and have my time alone,

and it's just been amazing. And I thought, oh, I wish I'd have my friends here and talk to them

and be friends and see what is going on in their life.

So thank you so much for joining me.

And why have I had you in my mind?

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