Christmas 2009

Christmas held so much meaning this year.   Maybe it's because of all of the things swirling around us this year, things that cause us to wait...and be still...and anticipate.

Our little one in Ethiopia.  

Ethan's healing.   

Dad's healing.   

Advent.   

Watching family turmoil...waiting on the outcomes.

Watching God work, powerless to control so many things.  Yet trusting in His absolutely perfect timing, his faithfulness which stretches to the sky, but mostly His abundant grace.

Each night (well, almost), as we walked through the Bible, following the lineage of Jesus from the very beginning, we were blessed to glimpse into God's plan for humanity.

Our Jesse Tree

We are continuing our Jesse Tree this week, walking through the Bible past Jesus's birth.   It's amazing to think that each of us are a part of His plan!

Memories of Christmas 2009

Michelle and I reconnect after 16 years!

Aunt Trisha and the boys on a lazy morn

A beautiful hike through Devil's Den State Park

Ice skating

My grandmother's handmade ornaments

Woooooo...Pig Suey!

Dad telling stories and making us laugh

Aunt Mary

Immanuel, God With Us

Christmas Legos

On the ice with mom

The Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world.  Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.  I John 4:14-15

Thank you, Father, for Christmas, this yearly time to reflect and meditate on your coming to this earth so that we might have life, and have it to the full.