Everyone in blog world is showing off all their Christmas finery. If you have a chance, you should check out my friend Amy's decorations at Franklin 4. Now that girl can haul out the holly!
Here's our litttle tribute to the season...
These are just SOME of the vast collection of Nutcrackers we have. In truth, they belong to the boy... he gets a new one every Christmas Eve. And, no, I have not been using the dudes in Photo #3 to press garlic... it was just in the picture!
The outside of our humble abode... (We have a snowman on the porch, too. He couldn't make it for the picture.)
I just love this guy...
and this guy... (he's new this year!)
and is it obvious? We ALL love this guy...
There are Santas (my "collection") on the bookcases...
The tree...
I've heard it said that you can tell a lot about a family by the ornaments on their tree.
Let's see...
What makes Christmas so magical for us...
Proof that we are a bunch of kids at heart...
How we manage to get through most days...
What we pray for...
The reason we pray...
And last, but not least...
These folks have been with us a LONG time. 15 years to be exact. They are definately a little worn and weary. I think that they probably felt very worn and weary that night in Bethlehem, too. All that traveling and stress and uncertainty. But, then the joy. The unimaginable joy and hope they must have felt.
That's our prayer for you this Christmas...that same joy and hope in your hearts and in your homes.
2 comments:
What pretty decorations!! I love all the nutcrackers. I have one that I won at Granny Neal's gift exchange but Jake tries to crack everything with it and he's about to fall apart!
Awww.... Thanks for the tour - - and the shout out! We miss you guys so much. Hope you have a very merry Christmas and enjoy being close to your family! Cameron is going nuts right now missing E. We have all the Bomar girls overnight and I think it is just a little too much estrogen for him!
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