WOW....

"Wow"....That is really just about all that I can muster right now. I have just been thinking about getting to see so much of our family this Christmas, the fun times that we have been blessed to share with them, memories being made playing with the boys and watching them discover new things. We were able to share time here with my mom and step-dad, then traveled down to South Padre to visit a lot of family down there.

And yet, there are so many all around us hurting and suffering. People with no one to share their Christmas with, or maybe unable to get to them right now. Others who may be hurting in a different way....As I type this some friends of ours are losing their mother to a battle with lung cancer and Zach is visiting another friend who is very ill in the hospital. It just really makes you appreciate and cherish the time that you do have with your family. I feel quite helpless because I want to change their situations, to take their pain away. Father, please help us show them your love and bring them your perfect peace, joy and comfort.

Spend some time with your family today. Turn off the television, stop working on whatever you are doing and just cherish your family and the time that you have been given.

Here are just a few of my favorite pictures from this Christmas (in no particular order---I was having issues loading them!). We have been truly blessed....