One Last, but Meaningful Tradition

Peppermint "Happy Birthday Jesus" cake from scratch! Yum! 

No matter how much I mess it up getting it out of the pan, tearing the edges, patching up the sinkholes in the center, it always ends up perfect! Could that be a reflection of the perfection of Jesus Christ?

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Receiving the Greatest Gift, one Moment at a Time.......

With little time due to school and little money due to the recession, it would be easy to be "humbug" this year. Instead of thinking of all the things we didn't do this Christmas, I want to focus on what we DID and how much it meant to me. This has been a wonderful season!

Starting with:

• setting up the Nativity
• then the ribbon and lights on the tree 
• then the decorations (even if it was a week later)
• Christmas program practice every Tuesday night at church
• Christmas potluck with everyone at church
• Teaching Children's Church so everyone could enjoy the program
• Dustin's first musical concert
• Josh's awesome concert
• Wyatt's 2nd grade Christmas play - The Littlest Christmas Tree
• Dakota's Kindergarten Christmas singing program
• See's Candy in the mail
• finding everything they wanted in one trip
• filling out cards
• a first ever fancy office Christmas party, overnight in Big Sky,MT
• the kids' program at church (three of my boys are in it)
• Grandma and Grandpa coming
• laying out all the boys' gifts so we can make sure we are giving the right ones to the right kid
• and wrapping them - just the two of us
• Watching the boys get all excited with their stockings
• watching them find the pickel ornament for one more gift (although this does tend to end in a fight!)
• having the entire day off with the whole family in "lockdown" just hanging out together

Ending with:
In all these activities, each of them represent the greatest gift given ever, Jesus Christ, and I am so excited to celebrate and receive this gift!

What are your special moments this season?

Merry Christmas!