It's Christmas...I wasn't going to blog for a while, but I couldn't wait. I'm sitting here all warm and snug. The kids are playing in the background. It's been the perfect day...warm home, good food, the love of my family.
Life as I know it is beyond good, but for many this day represents pain. For many it's a reminder of loss.
I just read about my blogging friend Edie whose home was destroyed this week by fire. So thankful they were all spared, but my heart aches for them. If you have a minute please lift them up in prayer. I really can't even imagine what that's like...being homeless and at Christmas.
Makes me all the more grateful, more aware of this special day...these precious moments in time.
Of His mercy and grace.
Hope you had a day filled with more than your heart could take.
Lovely post, in Australia its boxing day. Hope the rest of your Christmas is gorgeous.
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ReplyDeleteloving on edie in prayer too. can't imagine
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hey girlie! so glad you're having a great day...the noise level in my house just went from deafening to silent...i put in toy story 3...that did it :) sophie just asked me to lay her down for a nap...yes, they were up EARLY! merry merry day, friend :)
ReplyDeleteLooks like a wonderful Christmas for you. Ours was too - mine are out taking a walk and I am taking a break. Blessings to you and yours!
ReplyDeleteMy heart goes out to Edie and her family. Glad to know she's grounded in her Savior to get her through this time. Looks at though you had a beautiful time with your family, reflecting and embracing. Merry Christmas.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Becky! I'm praying for your friend.
ReplyDeleteFriend, I adore you. The fact that you brought your camera to the candlelight service makes me love you all the more. Last night, while looking around, I kept thinking, "Dangit, why didn't I bring my camera!? this would be a perfect photo!!" Glad you got it!! You just sent me a text but I'm commenting back at you here. Killing two birds with one stone. Heh, heh.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas sweetie pie.
I'm so sorry for your friend Edie. I will be praying for their comfort at this time of need. I'm glad they are all OK.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the beautiful pictures of love and family and home , I will keep Edie and family in my prayers , God will sustain them . Merry Christmas .
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry to hear about Edie's home! I will keep Edie and her family in my prayers also.
ReplyDeleteThe candlelight in your photos looks so very pretty. Merry Christmas!
thank-you for embracing my friend in love and prayers and participating in this circle as it winds round and round her.
ReplyDeleteyour post is beautiful.
merry christmas to you and yours.
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Merry Christmas sweet friend!
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry about your friend. I will certainly keep her in my prayers.
ReplyDeleteI love your photos and your blog post. I'm so happy that You had a wonderful day with your family. :)
Mary
Look at you and your fancy pictures ;) Looking good lady! I was BEYOND excited to give Nick his house painting today. It was a hit and he LOVED it! I also posted a pic of it on FB and have gotten lots of great feedback. Thanks again, for the millionth time! Merry Christmas to you and yours!
ReplyDeleteYou have such a sweet soul, Becky.
ReplyDeleteYou are so stinkin cute! And your lovely family. Oh my.
ReplyDeleteThere was a family here, who too lost the home in a fire. She was known for doing good works everywhere she went. I guess there has been a huge outpouring of love to them. I read the story in the paper and do not know them.
XO, Cheryl
Praying for Edie. I follow her and was so sad about her home and so thankful her family was safe.
ReplyDeleteYour family is just so cute. Those bangs were a great decision. You are too cute!!
My kids coming for Christmas this afternoon. Yesterday was a quiet day. Took mother-in-law to the show True Grit and enjoyed the day.
Blessings to you in the New Year!
Praying for Edie! And it looks Christmas was perfect at your house. I love the candle light church service. Enjoy the rest of the season.
ReplyDeleteAnd let's get that organizing date on the calendar in Jan. Maybe Martin Luther King day???
Hope its not too late to wish a Merry (belated) Christmas. I am dreadfully sorry to hear about Eddie's home. I hope him and his family are coping well...Next big thing would be NEW YEARS! :)
ReplyDeleteI can't stop thinking about Edie and her family...
ReplyDeleteSo glad you and your gang had a cuddly day together! Don't those candlelight services make you cry?? I know I always do!
oh that breaks my heart hearing about the family who lost their home. said a prayer for them.
ReplyDeletebeautiful pictures... you are getting so good with that camera.
i seriously adore candlelight services.
your family is gorgeous and i'm so happy to hear you guys had a wonderful Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you! I love your blog. I don't know Edie, but I will definitely be saying a prayer for them. Nice to meet you. :)
ReplyDeleteYour Christmas sounds and looks wonderful! And candlelight services would be so neat!
ReplyDeleteLovely photos.
ReplyDeleteHow sad for that family. I will pray.
This year wasn't as difficult as last year for me, but the holidays are not easy.
It's nice to hear that you had such a wonderful Christmas.
Love the shots at church Becky ~ I think the candlelight service is one of my favorite parts of the Christmas celebrations. My heart goes out to your friend ~ that would be hard any time of the year but it seems to be magnified over the Christmas season. I agree with Carissa ~ your pictures are fantastic! xo
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful family!! It looks like you had a WONDERFUL holiday and a merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteAnd you're from MN? Me too!! Me too!! Oh how I love meeting bloggers from here in MN.
Have you ever added your city info to Location Central? It's where you see who else blogs in your area. All us MN bloggers are on there!!
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Great post. My heart goes out to Edie.
ReplyDeleteI'm sad for Edie and her family; I experienced this type of loss with my family when I was 17. I am praying and believing, God will make all things new... Your post is touching.
ReplyDeleteI was at a church this weekend with those candles but in OHIO...it almost looks like it. Love your pictures!
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Oh sweet edie - i can't imagine, either - what an amazing example of the Holy Spirit she is. No doubt hearts will come to know the Lord because of her & through this time.
ReplyDeleteI loved your Christmas posts. Loved seeing your big chick in her red Christmas dress - my daughter wore that for Christmas dinner, too ;)
Loved the candlelight service photos - our candles were outside in a circle outside our church - with the cold biting at our noses and cheeks - singing silent night. It was magical!
So thankful for His mercy and for the opportunity to celebrate another Christmas with family.
Christmas Eve church was lovely for us, as well. Hallelujah, God is with us.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous post, sweetie.
ReplyDeleteLOVE Big Chick's bangs!
Our internet here has
been spotty, so I've been
reading and taking long
walks and recharging....
Hope your holiday break
is filled with all those
things that you love.
See you in 2011 : )
xx Suzanne
Becky, I am lifting them up in prayer right at this moment!
ReplyDeleteI hope that your had a wonderful Christmas!!!!
xoxxo
amy
Merry Christmas Becky! It looks like you had a wonderful Christmas! My friend LOVED her necklace. Whenever she wore it, she'd send me sweet little texts sending me thanks and love! So special!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Photos!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
Love those candlelight pictures, they gave me a nice lump in my throat.
ReplyDeletePrayers for Edie.
Sounds like you had a wonderful Christmas!! Lovely post... =) my heart IS filled with more joy than I can handle!! I Love feeling so blessed!
ReplyDeleteSaying a prayer for your friend right now!! Folks in our church have experienced fires recently... hard stuff! The experience has left them in awe and wonder of God's love ...despite the loss... little blessings!
ps I love your snowmen... are they Pier 1 babies?? ;)
Your photos, as usual, are just gorgeous, as are you and your family.
ReplyDeleteI was happy to be able to spend time with my brother, my nephew, their wives and my new niece. A miracle (almost) with all our crazy work schedules.
I'm terribly sorry about your friend and am saying a prayer for her....
This was so perfectly written. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHave a pretty day Becky,
Kristin
I couldn't believe when I read about the fire..December 23rd my husband's parents home was burned down too. And my post about it has candles in church as your post does. Was Edie's the other Red Wing fire? It will be hard for awhile but the blessings God keeps surrounding them with is amazing. I will make sure to pray for your friend too.
ReplyDeleteHappy Christmas back atcha. Can't wait to hear who wins tomorrow. Hoping...
ReplyDeleteI am SO enjoying all of your photos with this new camera of yours :) You've captured your Christmas just beautifully. I must know what it is in your first picture...it looks like gold glitter? Is it just lighting? Whatever it is, it's a stunning photo...the pics of the fam...and the cute little snowmen too. All of it just gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteBy the way....I just want to say that you KNOW you are hooked on someone's blog, when you break out in a nervous sweat when you can't access it! I was on earlier, and then clicked on a post and voila..page error and nothing! I kept refreshing and reopening and still nothing. Yes...I was just short of hives because of this...but fear not! I left the computer and returned a couple hours later and thankfully have been able to access you again. :) haha. yeah. I'm addicted :)
Hi Becky. I am feeling like I am the only one who did not know Edie. But I am so sorry for her loss. It does make you feel grateful. Loving your bangs. You look fabulous!
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