I've really been enjoying this Christmas season. I love having our little decorations up around the house, picking out our tree together, parties, winter-y foods, all that jazz.
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| Wreath I made for our front door. |
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| Flowers from our yard - a very pleasant surprise since I didn't know we had a Camellia bush until it bloomed! |
My wonderful friend threw a lovely holiday party. She was like Martha Stewart - so many individual and fun details...details like this photo booth she set up in her bedroom. Thanks for the fun time, Samantha!
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| Me and some of my favorite ladies. |
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| Oh yeah. |
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| Love this gang. |
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| He will hate I put this up - but I can't help it :) |
Also in the spirit of this Christmas season, David and I have been doing an Advent reading by John Piper. I also read
this thoughtful post, and I'm reminded more than usual that Advent really is a season of
waiting. This broken world had been waiting on Jesus' birth - their Savior, Rescuer, and King - for what i'm sure felt like an eternity. There was an aching void, which made His arrival all the more sweeter.
I unfortunately admit I often don't focus much on when Jesus will come back, but I pray for a spirit of peaceful anticipation for His return. I pray for the continued work of Jesus in the void in my own heart. I pray to be even more thankful this year for His coming, and the grace that that brings us all.
