Yes, late, I know, but I've been unplugged for the Holidays. And being unplugged feels good! My cell phone was off, I wasn't doing email, and I felt more connected than ever to what really matters. We were up early on Christmas Eve to head to Granna's. It was wonderful there-wonderful watching the kids play together, wonderful to feel the love in the room, and wonderful to share a delicious meal. Everything was made even more intensely wonderful than years past by the knowledge that Granna is on the other side of a battle with cancer. We all kept laughing about how crowded things will be next year-with Courtni's twins and Henslee crawling around--it is so fun to think about all the big changes coming up in 2011.
We left Conyers and headed to the Christmas Eve service at church. It was beautiful--at the end we sang O Little Town of Bethlehem and Silent Night in the candlelight. I was so overcome with love for my family and gratitude for Christmas that the tears just started to flow--they were the happiest possible tears.
Anyway, then we headed to Jean's house so our kids could exchange presents and make cookies for Santa (gluten free, of course! I mean Santa could have a gluten allergy...). It was a great visit and being with Carson, Payton, Chip, and Katie, it was impossible not to catch full throttle Christmas excitement! So, this day, I can't pick just one blessing. It was all wonderful and during every moment I was so thankful for the blessings of Christmas--the gift of the Christ child, the child in my womb, the love within my family, the innocence of my children, my warm home and kitchen full of food--I could just go on and on-but you get the idea.
Check out this gorgeous picture of Katie and Carson mixing cookies:
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