Tag: Christmas

No, it’s not the whole Santa thing…dig deeper.  Take a moment and look back on that first Christmas. Shepherds watching their sheep, like any other night…and all of a sudden a host of angels announces the birth of the long-awaited Messiah. Magi from a far-away land travel through the area, following a star, of all…

That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great…

I’ve been asked–repeatedly–what I want for Christmas. Aside from a coffee cup replacement of a special one that was broken (and if I recall, was a gift from a few years back), I having a hard time. A really hard time. The thing is, it’s a slim Christmas for us this year (and perhaps that…

Don’t know a recent song that summarizes Christmas quite as well.. Lyrics to I Celebrate the Day by Relient K (static video of the song below): And with this Christmas wish is missedThe point I could conveyIf only I could find the words to say to let You know how much You’ve touched my lifeBecause…

This evening am listening to my favorite Christmas album: Trans Siberian Orchestra’s Christmas Eve and Other Stories. For those who haven’t heard of them, TSO is a group of musicians not out of Siberia (since nothing gets out of Siberia) but right here in the U.S. Their focus is not producing just music, but more…

So, here it is, Christmas Day in the Northwest. And it just started snowing, which it never does. Gotta love that global warming…thanks Al.

Not the best pic, but Josh was having a hard time with the camera…being not yet 10 months and all. And no, that’s not a scowl on my face. Truly.

What a certain little boy doesn’t know is that we secretly switched his stocking with a different one:

Nope, no chimney. No mantle. But they were hung nonetheless.

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