Well let me tell you all about how the day has gone. I actually didn't get up until 8:30 am which is kind of late for me on Christmas, but I needed some extra sleep. My brother and his friend came by for 3/4 of the day which was awesome. After opening stockings and presents we all played bowling on the Wii. As usually, we had our annual Christmas Casserole for breakfast that I look forward to every year. My mom makes it better ever year. Having a Skype Video Chat with my brother and his family. Tonight will just be a time for relaxing after eating a delicious meal prepared by my mom.
Here are some pictures from the day:
These are pictures of our house being all decorated, the tree, mantle and staircase. Also there is a picture of our advent calendar that we use to count down the days until Christmas. This advent calendar has been a family tradition since I can remember and even now as we are all older, we still analyze were the pieces go. The few rules are, two same piece can't go next to each other, the star always has to go on top, and trying to keep the colors as evenly spread on the tree. This is the first year that a picture has been taken of the tree so for next year, we will know what we had done the previous year.
So would you like to know what I was blessed with? I was blessed with:-Digital Photo Album Key Chain
-Incense smelly thing (really don't know what it is)
-Devotional "My Utmost For His Highest" by Oswald Chambers
-Bible Trivia Desk Calendar
-Book called Start Something by Calvin Nowell
-Season #1 of the TV Show JAG
-DvD IQ with Tim Robbins, Meg Ryan and Walter Matthau
-DvD The Majestic with Jim Carrey
-Wii video game The Biggest Loser
-CD Michael W. Smith "Stand"
-CD 33 Miles "Believe"
-CD Mark Schultz "Come Alive"
-CD Michael W. Smith "i 2 eye"
-CD Avalon "Reborn"
-CD Steven Curtis Chapman "Beauty Will Rise"
-Awesome Wall Hanging
-JC Penneys Gift Card
-Stocking with full with candy, toothbrush, toothpaste, calculator, ornament, socks and a few other small things.
This is a picture of everything that I received on Christmas Day:
Even though it is so much fun to give and receive gifts on Christmas, let us not forget the true meaning of Christmas. Today is the day were we get to celebrate the birth of the Savior of the World which is Christ the Lord. Today is the day God chose to send us the greatest gift of all, the man that would fulfill His calling of being sacrificed on a cross for our sins. Because of this gift, I have been saved by grace and mercy that I truly don't deserve but have been given freely. Thank you Lord for this gift and for always loving me unconditionally and providing for all of my needs. I love you so much.
I want to leave you with the saying that was on the wall hanging that I received as a gift today. "Happy Moments, Praise God, Difficult Moments, Seek God, Quiet Moments, Worship God, Painful Moments, Trust God, Every Moment, Thank God" ~Author Unknown
May the Savior of the world bless you and your families abundantly as we celebrate the true reason for the season, Jesus Christ.
T~Money
