I love the holidays. Thanksgiving and Christmas have always been favorites in my book, partly because of the way that we celebrated it as a kid, and partly because of what they have come to mean to me as an adult.
Thanksgiving has always been a warm time with good friends. This year we had to make new traditions and while it was great to welcome new friends into our home, missing the old ones made the day bittersweet. But we are still thankful: God has blessed us in incredible ways. Beyond the "expected" thank-ings, I have unexpected ones: a writing partner, a son who asked Jesus into his heart, a grant towards our adoption.
As we have moved beyond Thanksgiving into the Christmas season, I always appreciate the opportunity to think about Christ and his amazing love: that he would sacrifice so much for me, for us.
To commemorate, we take the obligatory family Christmas picture for the Christmas card. This should not be a cause for great concern, unless you are part of this family.
- Have I ever mentioned that I do not take great pictures?
- Did you know that my son is missing so many teeth across the front of his mouth that he can't really smile?
- Have you ever tried to make OG sit still, even for 1 minute?
- Luckily, I have one girl who loves the camera: any chance to pose is a golden one for her. And Eric always looks good in pictures.
Out of all the pictures we took, this one is my favorite. It is the one that I think best represents our family.
Oh well, just wait until you see which one won!
2 comments:
Oh man . . . you can send me this one . . . CLASSIC.
Your "Old friends" missed you too for Thnksgiving, but thankful that we can both make new traditions for a few years ;)Your family picture is right on...those are my Beukers
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