Merry Christmas everybody!

I just wanted to take a quick moment to wish all my online friends and every­one who stops by here a very Merry Christ­mas! I hope you and your fam­ily are hav­ing a won­der­ful day, and may God con­tinue to bless you and yours. May we never for­get the real rea­son for the sea­son — Jesus our Lord and Savior!

Click here to read the Christ­mas Story.

Crazy Ivan Christmas

This video is just a spec­tac­u­lar dis­play.  I found this video while search­ing for another one, so I thought I’d share it with every­one.  Hope you have a won­der­ful Christ­mas Eve and Christ­mas Day tomorrow!

Food 4 Thought Friday — Christmas Edition

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egg-nogIt’s time to start this meme back up again.  So, let’s get to it.  If you want to join in the fun, Jodi over at Bea­con of Hope has the meme.

Break­fast

Do you still have gifts to buy or are you done with your shopping?

I am a pro­cras­ti­na­tor — I still have gifts to buy.  Tomor­row is the day they get bought.

Lunch

Has the econ­omy affected any part of your Christ­mas this year? How?

The down­turn in the econ­omy really hasn’t affected us that much.

Din­ner

What is your favorite Christ­mas tradition?

My favorite tra­di­tion is the whole fam­ily get­ting together, read­ing the true Christ­mas story, and singing Christ­mas car­ols.

Mid­night Snack

Are you feel­ing like a Jolly Elf or a Grinchy Scrooge right at this moment?

Right now I feel like Scrooge a lit­tle bit (maybe it’s because I haven’t been up that long, or that it doesn’t even feel like Christ­mas out­side.)

Recipe for this Week (instead of your recipe for life — what is it for just this week?)

Enjoy the com­pany of your fam­ily.  You never know when you’ll get together with them like this again.