Merry Christmas and some other random notes (because brevity is not my forte!)
We're looking forward to taking a short break from normal life and will be traveling and spending time with family and friends. I'm especially excited this year as my whole family is planning to be together for Christmas. It's been three years since that's been the case (my sister and her husband were living in Taiwan the last two years). We're all staying at my parent's house so it should be loads of fun as we're quite the lively bunch when we all get together!
Before I completely go on vacation mode, just a few notes:
A Huge Thank You!
Thank you to the many, many people who have kindly donated to Lizzie and her family. She thanks you from the bottom of her heart. If you've not had a chance to buy her ebook or give a love gift, you can do so here. God bless you all for your generosity.
A Few Notes of Business
We are in the process of making some fairly major changes to our business for 2008. Don't worry, we're not going anywhere, we're just changing our business model and website around a bit. We are hopeful that these will be good changes which will allow us to serve you better and, more importantly, will allow me to have more time to focus on our home and family. We also have some exciting new developments for both of my blogs. Stay tuned!
Winners of the Elsie CDs
One more thing, the winners of the Elsie CDs generated by Random.org were:
Shereen
Tina
Crystal
Email me your contact information and I'll get these sent out to you!
And (finally!) I leave you with these beautiful words by Shannon on the true meaning of Christmas:Read the full post here.I look around and see homeless people and sick children and crooked politicians and hungry nations and angry young people and bitter old people...and I wonder why on earth Someone would leave Perfection for such a dirty old planet as this?
I know we needed a Savior, and desperately, but to choose to come? To enter humanity at its dirtiest--poor parents in a barn, of all places--to endure the hardest parts of being human with only the promise of the pain of ultimate sacrifice?
Maybe Christmas isn't easy after all. Maybe it's as gritty and earthy as the darkest moment on the cross.
But OH, is it ever beautiful. It's as beautiful as any Easter sunrise, as victorious as a heavy stone pushed away from a tomb.
In one glorious, cosmic, explosive moment, the God of our Universe leapt into our messed-up world. Victory wrapped in swaddling clothes.
Hope nursing at His mother's breast.
Grace in a manger.
Have a wonderful Christ-centered Christmas!
Labels: Christmas
posted by Crystal Paine at 6:57 PM
13 Comments:
I hope you have a wonderful time with your family and enjoy the break!!! :)
Have a very safe and Blessed Christmas with your family!
Merry Christmas!
Thank you!
Lizzie
have a wonderful Christmas, Crystal!
~~ Amy Jo
Merry Christmas, Crystal!
Merry Christmas! Enjoy this time with your family!
Have a fun Christmas!
Do you think Elsie Dinsmore would be appropriate for my little fellows or is it too girly?
Merry Christmas to you and yours!
It is so good to speak of and hear other speak of the real reason for Christmas. Let us never think it is just about stuff instead of the One.
Regarding your new business changes; it is so exciting to plan for a new year. We are doing the same right now for our businesses. I will you and Jesse all sucess.
Take Care,
Trixie
Merry Christmas to you too! Have a wonderful time w/your family!!
:)
Merry Christmas!!!
Thank you for dropping by to visit and taking the time to comment...
Wishing you and your a blessed Merry Christmas......Betty @ Country Charm
Have a safe, happy and holy Christmas, and a wonderful time with family.
Claire
what a nice poem, or story. Hope you all have a wonderful Christmas.
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