Just before Thanksgiving, Michael declared that he wanted to have "an over the top" Christmas this year. By this he meant lots of Christmas decorations, friends and family filling our home, and plenty of good food.
He and the kids decorated the outside of the house for the first time sense we have lived here...6 years. We put up the BIG tree covered in ornaments that we've collected over the years. The girls share a small tree outside their rooms that they decorate with very feminine ornaments. Michela and I surpised Michael with an additional tree while he was away one day. How many men receive a Christmas tree as a gift and are SO happy about it?!?!
We had my family over for Christmas Eve and they joined us for the candle light service at our church. Michael's family came to spend Christmas day with us and helped serve the community Christmas meal at our church. Sunday morning our Sunday School class came over for breakfast before following each other to Worship.
At church this morning the music leader asked us to think of the best Christmas we have had and Michael said "This was it!"
As if all of this were not enough...we received gifts from our friends and family toward our adoption fund. (Be sure to check out our puzzle on the PUZZLE PAGE to the left.) We have been SO blessed. Our cup is overflowing! This has truly been a WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS!
Lord willing, we will do it all again next year with our Little Girl. Thank you ALL for helping to make this our best Christmas...so far.
WOW!!! WOW!!! and WOW!!!! I can't believe how much the puzzle has "grown" since before Christmas. That's amazing! God is so good!
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