It was a wonderful day!

Yesterday we celebrated the birth of Jesus! We came downstairs at 7:36AM and joined in a family prayer and opened gifts.
Although there was less to open this year, I cannot remember a Christmas day since our oldest was very little that the kids enjoyed their presents SO much.
Brittney's big gift was a new cell phone and she hugged it all day until she made it to her Grandmother and Grandpa's house and the new pink iPod Chromatic showed up and she told them for over 1 hour plus how much she wanted that and loved it.
Matthew scored with his Star Wars clone helmet and money. He loves getting money so that he can purchase what he wants. It's just to funny.
I was thinking as I listened to Brittney thank her grandparents for the iPod how much we should be thanking God for His gift that was truly priceless. Jesus did not come to this earth in much grandeur but He was the most priceless gift that could be given. We should be thanking God often for the gift that was given to us.
Yes, it was a wonderful day watching the kids receive gifts. But it was also a wonderful day thinking about the gift that I am most thankful for.

Christmas is in the Air

Oh yes!!!!!! It's the most wonderful time of the year.
I love all the music, TV specials, lights, decorations, the malls,
well......I could go on but I won't.
What I love the most is that there is no other holiday that is
recognized around the world like Christmas.
Even those who choose to only believe that this holiday is all about
Santa don't realize that the whole Santa and the spirit of giving stems
from the fact that YOU and I were given the greatest gift of all so long ago.
The older I get, I enjoy watching people receive a gift. Sometimes,
I think that I am so much more excited about the gift giving than the
person receiving it.
Did you know that our Heavenly Father is So excited about giving us
the greatest gift of all........Jesus Christ, His only Son.
The gift is free and the best FRIEND you will ever have.