God's Gift Dec 24...

Christmas Eve was just so good, sweet, peaceful. Brad was at home. It was such a slow day. I really had time to rest and ponder the real reason of Christmas - Christ's Birth. It was almost not real to me like walking on clouds are in a scene on a movie to me. I set out the toy nativity scene we have on the coffee table. Drank Coffee with real whip cream while we wrapped a few presents. All this after a wonderful nap with the rain falling outside. Then we woke Ford up and went to the Christmas Eve service. The Christmas Eve service was such a sweet time for me. I think mostly because It all really sunk into my heart, my soul - the real reason for Christmas. I know it sounds so "churchy" but I was struck by the awe that JESUS is the BEST GIFT anyone can ever receive. That JESUS is the how we truly experience JOY, PEACE, CONTENMENT, HOPE. This baby came to give us our heart's desire even though we don't know that HE is what we are looking for in this life. It was then that I realized what God's gift to me was this year, He really had already given it - it was and is JESUS, my Savior, my Peace, my Joy, my HOPE! It's just that this year there was quiet simple time to receive it, to really get it in my heart and in my soul. And the best part is that I felt it deep within me. If we had been running from family to family I would have missed it. We would have been too busy with good things for Jesus to really reveal himself to me.

We then returned home for Brad to cook us dinner, so I decided Ford and I would decorate some cupcakes for Jesus Birthday. I put an apron on him and myself and we decorated away. He was so excited as he said, "Happy Desus Cake," over and over as we iced them. Then I let him put mm's and sprinkles on them. Not many got on the cupcakes 'cause as soon as he put them on he would take them off and eat them up. It was such an impromtu and sweet time with him.

After dinner we put a candle in one and sat the little people baby Jesus on his tray as we sang "Happy Birthday Jesus." We then spent some time playing with a Nativity Set. It was just so peaceful.