It's the most wonderful time of the year......if you can stay on top of the to do list, not get stressed out, not spend too much money and keep all the Christmas time schedules straight. Thankfully, we have scaled back in many of those areas in recent years and our Christmas seasons seem to get simpler and more wonderful each year. Of course, the childlike wonder of having a 2 1/2 year old in the house again helps also - Martha is fascinated by the Christmas lights, thinks that candy canes are the most wonderful thing in the world and finds the Baby Jesus everywhere and often starts to sing Happy Birthday Jesus. Simply Christmas. Lessons for all of us through the eyes of a child. Beauty. Wonder. Pure Joy.
Martha had the honor of being the flower girl in a wedding this past weekend. She was asked by Anna's Young Life leader to be in her wedding. It was a beautiful wedding of two wonderful people who love Jesus and couldn't wait to start their lives together to serve Him. Martha did great in her flower girl role, LOVED wearing her "pretty dress" and tore up the dance floor during the reception - she probably would've stayed and closed down the party if we had let her. :-)
Another thing that has simplified our Christmas this year is that we just haven't gotten to Christmas cards and have come to the conclusion that this year, it's okay. So, through this blog, we want to wish you the joy and peace that only that Baby Jesus can bring and wish you God's blessings on your New Year. We leave you also with two pictures of our family....the first one a picture which would be what you expect of us when you first get to know us......
And then, a picture of what we're really like after you get to know us a bit.......
Martha had the honor of being the flower girl in a wedding this past weekend. She was asked by Anna's Young Life leader to be in her wedding. It was a beautiful wedding of two wonderful people who love Jesus and couldn't wait to start their lives together to serve Him. Martha did great in her flower girl role, LOVED wearing her "pretty dress" and tore up the dance floor during the reception - she probably would've stayed and closed down the party if we had let her. :-)
Another thing that has simplified our Christmas this year is that we just haven't gotten to Christmas cards and have come to the conclusion that this year, it's okay. So, through this blog, we want to wish you the joy and peace that only that Baby Jesus can bring and wish you God's blessings on your New Year. We leave you also with two pictures of our family....the first one a picture which would be what you expect of us when you first get to know us......
Merry Christmas to all!
