Merry Christmas!!
I hope this post finds you full of joy…and maybe turkey! Or, if you’re like this household we go for the non-traditional meals! Last night’s Christmas Eve supper was fantastic pizza from Keith’s Carry-Out. Can you tell we are huge pizza fans at this house!? Christmas this year was so wonderful and peaceful. It was the 5 of us and we enjoyed each others company very much. We had the opportunity to attend Christmas Eve services together as a family. The Bridge had services which started at 11pm last night and ended after midnight. It was a very beautiful experience to be worshiping God on Christmas Eve and then continuing that worship into Christmas Day!
In the 22 years that Michael and I have been married we have always celebrated our family Christmas on Christmas Eve. That was a tradition I brought from my family. Michael brought the tradition of a live Christmas tree from his. It’s funny how traditions really come to the forefront at Holidays. I can remember going to my Grandma Apperson’s every Christmas Eve and then returning home…to find Santa had already found his way to our house!! That is a big comfort memory for me! Last night’s visit from Santa occurred while we were out and about! So, it was definitely a late night as our Christmas started well after midnight!
My favorite Christmas present is this little blog that the guys from Creative Improv built for me! (Do you build a page or make a page? Hmmm…that’s a question I don’t know the answer to!) I am looking forward to writing more and sharing life. I have this wonderful writing sweater I’ll have to tell you about soon! That sweater has a great story…but that’s one for a different day. God’s been “refining” me a little…okay a lot…this past year and I can’t wait to tell you about some of those crazy moments! Okay, I’m really getting ahead of myself! A little end of the day Christmas excitement on about 3 hours of sleep has me just a little wacky!!
Before I go tonight…I’d love to hear about one of your favorite holiday traditions from your childhood that you continue today with your family.
Also, if you are blogging I’d love to stop by and read what’s on your mind. Leave me a link in a comment on this post.
Good night for now…praying for peace and joy in your life this holiday season and the year to come!!!
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Thank you for a wonderful Christmas full of incredible memories. I’m hoping our kids will find a small part of our traditions to carry forward with them. Of course, I hope they find their own way and create their own memories and traditions to pass along to their families.
What a great year 2009 turned out to be! Full of much grace and healing and of course, challenges. I’m so looking forward to ending this year and getting ready for the next…it promises to be a brand new adventure!
Love you with all of my heart!
Michael
Great blog and what a great present! We love Santa coming at night on Christmas Eve. As a parent now I love having Remy tell me EVERY Christmas morning that she heard the sleigh bells the night before Christmas.
Great to find your blog! Looks like you have been doing this a while! Thanks for a great post. I’m glad you have great Christmas memories like that! Hope we can share some knowledge back and forth! Thanks Randall
I miss you guys so much!! I wish there was more opportunity for us to be together….because you are an awesome “sister”! But I do love the opportunity to share life here. Give Remy and Chayse a big hug from me and tell them I love them! Merry Christmas!!
Looking forward to sharing community in the blogging world!! Thanks for the kind comments!!