White Christmas!

This is my favorite Christmas movie as well as what we're about to experience! Everyone is talking/facebook updating about how much snow we'll get this time and how the snow will likely affect their travel plans. Kyle is enjoying the weather however.....he's out ice-fishing today :) Maybe he'll bring me home some dinner..... :)

We've both been working and preparing for Christmas these last few weeks. We went out and finished the last bit of shopping last evening and I'll be wrapping it all up today :) Kyle and I are planning to spend Christmas Eve morning together with a big breakfast, bible reading, and gift opening.....then I work that evening. Christmas day..... Kyle is going to join me to volunteer at DDH and we're going to fix a pancake breakfast if all goes well :) ....then we'll drive back to WI to spend the day and weekend with the Schlossers :) 

We spent this past weekend in Nebraska....early Christmas celebration with my family :) It always feels a little wierd to exchange gifts,etc without all the other Christmas festivities.....but was really nice to get home and see everyone. We had a shrimp boil and all saw a movie together on Fri night. We had munchies and invited aunts and uncles over on Saturday afternoon.  Sat night we exchanged gifts and watched 'Elf" together (sadly, the only Christmas'y movie we could all agree on) :) ---ps... I made the scarf above for Mom :)  Other than that we just hung around together. Mom helped me in a fierce battle against a knotted up skein of yarn.....in the end she rolled it into a beautiful ball for me :) I continued my reign as Wii skiing expert :) Kyle's work was still roaring so he worked a lot from the couch this weekend. I also got to see another of Alex's soccer games & see how they've improved over the last month....was also fun to go with just Dad and sit and chat with him :)

Well, have a wonderful Christmas friends!!!

"For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us....And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.... " Isaiah 9:6

Deck the halls......

Well, the halls are decked! The gifts are bought! The cards are almost ready to go out! A few cookies are made! One christmas movie watched! Travel plans in order! Schedule is crazy!

Yes, I love all of this! But, I have to be careful not to push aside from my thoughts the One we are CELEBRATING! Come, let us adore Him........Christ Jesus! God sent him through this humble birth to live among us and die for our sins. His story is a miracle..........

Luke 2: 1-20

¹In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. ²(This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) ³And everyone went to his own town to register.

 ⁴So 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. ⁵He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. ⁶While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, ⁷and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

 ⁸And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. ⁹An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. ¹⁰But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. ¹¹Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ^{a]" style="line-height: 0.5em; ">[a]} the Lord. ¹²This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

 ¹³Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 
 ¹⁴"Glory to God in the highest, 
      and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."

 ¹⁵When 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."

 ¹⁶So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. ¹⁷When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, ¹⁸and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. ¹⁹But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. ²⁰The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.