it was the most wonderful time of the year this year ... arguably much better than last Christmas. john and i have been through so much this year, and we agreed that this Christmas was one that found us older and wiser. God has burned away much of the chaff in us both personally and as a couple, and we are excited to see what the new year brings. and although we had new eyes and new hearts to see and experience this holiday season, some things still remained the same.
we saw my family just before Christmas:
we watched our video from last year on Christmas Eve:
we exchanged gifts on Christmas morning after
reading about the birth of Jesus:
and we had Christmas dinner - although this year it was on the china that my mom gave me. we were able to relax, watch movies, and enjoy the celebration. we did, however, spend some time talking about the condition of our world and all the people who were not able to celebrate. the older i get, the more i feel a call to worldly affairs like AIDS and hunger and genocide. this year my goals are to become more energy efficient (use those spiral lightbulbs!) and to contribute more of my time and money to causes i believe in. i pray that God would show all of us how we can give of ourselves to others in 2007.
merry Christmas and happy new year!
lindsey
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