We had a wonderful Christmas here at home last week. It was long, relaxing, and just fun. It was nice to see Rebekah several days in a row. My parents had planned to come on Christmas day, but two of our kids were quarantined from a COVID exposure, so they came a few days later. Also, Bethany was sick on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with a stomach bug, so they stayed away because of that too. Enjoy the pictures!
We took photos at home after our Christmas Eve service, which we videotaped this year. It was a small & different service, but still a sweet time.
When the photo-taking gets silly...
just the girls...
the whole family!
How we really feel about taking pictures, Mom!
My son and his sweet girlfriend...
Coloring printed pages while waiting to start a movie...
A narwhal onesie?!
Looking so cute in their new pj's!
Caleb got golf balls from his sister...
A pretty mountains necklace, just what I wanted!
Her older sister figured out that it was a green HydroFlask before she did!
New makeup brushes and a makeup mirror...
What?! New golf club grips... awesome!
Daddy reading about our new, trivia game called "Wits End."
We enjoyed giving and receiving gifts from each other, but mostly we love hearing the story of Jesus' birth, year after year. It never gets old, hearing how Christ left his heavenly home, to come to our dirty, humble earth as a helpless baby. What a true blessing it is to know Him!
Luke 2:1-20
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register.
So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
“Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
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