It totally blows my mind that it is already the middle of January! My youngest will turn 12 in just a couple of weeks and I have not yet figured out how to celebrate. There are some things she wants to do, but then there are church obligations to work around. I'm still praying about what is best.
Our family had a wonderful Christmas holiday. As I learned last year, Christmas is more of a season than a day, and I try to unwrap each blessing as a special gift from God. My "gifts" this past Christmas include:
* Packing Shoeboxes to send around the world which always reminds me of that special time our family passed them out overseas.
* The Trans Siberian Orchestra Concert my girls and I attended.
* Delivering fruitbaskets with some special and new friends.
* Taking the family out to the Japanese Restaurant for the first time. What a blast! Not only was the food fantastic, but our chef was awesome. Everyone had a great time!
* Listening to some special people sing in church. (My 15 year old daughter was one of them.)
* The enthusiasm and fun of directing the choir's cantata. That was soooooooooooo much fun!
* Having a serious and insightful conversation with my 18 year old son during our holiday travels. (Even if it did mean listening to Swedish Metal music.)
* Having my children and family all safely together under one roof and enjoying their presence.
* Receiving an anonymous gift...the gift? The four items on my "wishlist" for my Christmas bookshelf!!! Christmas Tapestry by Patricia Polacco, An Orange for Frankie by Patricia Polacco, The Twelve Days of Christmas pop-up by Robert Sabuda, and The Lost Christmas Eve by the Trans Siberian Orchestra. Not only were the gifts a wish fulfilled, but the receipt of them meant that someone in our church read the Christmas book I wrote and distributed as gifts. I included a section entitled "On My Bookshelf" which also had those four items listed as "My Wish List". I'm still overwhelmed!
It was a blessed season!
Our family had a wonderful Christmas holiday. As I learned last year, Christmas is more of a season than a day, and I try to unwrap each blessing as a special gift from God. My "gifts" this past Christmas include:
* Packing Shoeboxes to send around the world which always reminds me of that special time our family passed them out overseas.
* The Trans Siberian Orchestra Concert my girls and I attended.
* Delivering fruitbaskets with some special and new friends.
* Taking the family out to the Japanese Restaurant for the first time. What a blast! Not only was the food fantastic, but our chef was awesome. Everyone had a great time!
* Listening to some special people sing in church. (My 15 year old daughter was one of them.)
* The enthusiasm and fun of directing the choir's cantata. That was soooooooooooo much fun!
* Having a serious and insightful conversation with my 18 year old son during our holiday travels. (Even if it did mean listening to Swedish Metal music.)
* Having my children and family all safely together under one roof and enjoying their presence.
* Receiving an anonymous gift...the gift? The four items on my "wishlist" for my Christmas bookshelf!!! Christmas Tapestry by Patricia Polacco, An Orange for Frankie by Patricia Polacco, The Twelve Days of Christmas pop-up by Robert Sabuda, and The Lost Christmas Eve by the Trans Siberian Orchestra. Not only were the gifts a wish fulfilled, but the receipt of them meant that someone in our church read the Christmas book I wrote and distributed as gifts. I included a section entitled "On My Bookshelf" which also had those four items listed as "My Wish List". I'm still overwhelmed!
It was a blessed season!
On a different note! How about those Saints?!?!?!?!? One of my husband's best character traits is faithfulness. In 22 + years of marriage I've never once doubted his faithful devotion to me and then to our children as they came into the family. He's always there through thick and thin. That's the kind of New Orleans Saints fan he's been through the years, never giving up on them, always cheering them on, always proud to wear gold and black through thick and thin. I can't help but rejoice with him that this year they are going to the NFC championship for the first time EVER! Win or lose, it has been an exciting season.
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Posted by Drewe Llyn, Girlfriend's Mentor at 11:04 AM
I love your family's Christmas pic!
Your statement about having your children and family all safely together under one roof and enjoying their presence made me realize what a changing season we are entering. I wish you many, many more of these tender, loving moments with your precious family.
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