Another Merry Christmas

Christmas was everything I had hoped it would be.  It was everything I knew it would be.  I'm pretty sure Christmas really does get better every year.  I often have to take a moment and remember to soak up every second.  I have such an amazing family and now I have married into an equally amazing family.  I would have to say that's what makes Christmas (or every holiday really) so special.  I believe without our families, this time of year would not be as wonderful.  They truly make every day worth celebrating so on an actual day meant to celebrate, it's perfect.

Christmas 2011 was once again filled with one wonderful thing after another!  So for just a few highlights...

Love

Laughter

Giving

Receiving

Family

Eating

Meaning

"Eternal God, this holy night is radiant with the brilliance of your one true light. May that light illuminate our hearts and shine in our words and deeds. May the hope, the peace, the joy, and the love represented by the birth in Bethlehem this night fill our lives and become part of all that we say and do. May we share the divine life of your son Jesus Christ, even as he humbled himself to share our humanity. Amen." ~ Rev. Richard J. Fairchild