Is Christmas 2012 Over Already?

Christmas 2013 has come and almost gone in the blink of an eye.  I don't want to pack up yet, I need to savor the joy of the season just a little longer. The 12 days of Christmas are not over until Saturday, January 5th so I'm holding on!

I LOVE Christmas music playing in every store, in the car, in the house!  I LOVE Christmas music!  I love the beautiful decorations that grace the homes on my street and around our town.  I love the Christmas eve church services with the crowds of Chreasters, and thankful that they come.  I love the Christmas parties with close friends.  I love my nativity where baby Jesus lays as a baby ready to take on my sins. I love Christmas morning and the joy on Stephen's face and the realization that Santa came and left him LOTS of presents.  I love that he can play Santa and read all of the tags and hand the gifts out to each of us.  I love that Claire and Chris can have Christmas lunch at their new home for the first time and we surround the table with family.

I wish the joy of the Christmas season could last the whole year through......

Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to you and yours.
Love, Nancy

My favorite nativity.

A beautiful pearl tree I found at the
at the antique market and the perfect
red bird to go on top.

Claire and her Charles Freeland
original pottery.

My sweet Stephen reading his book.