These Are a Few of My Favorite Things

The Christmas season is special for so many reasons, and this year it takes on a whole new perspective for us as we enjoy it through the bright, sparkling eyes of our new baby girl. She watches the world in wonder as she learns more and more about life each day! I pray that we will be the kind of parents, and that I will ultimately be the kind of mother, who each day points her to Christ and is a godly example for her to follow. I pray as the keeper of our home (Titus 2:5), that I will be able to create a God glorifying atmosphere of peace and love for her to learn and grow in.
These are a few of my favorite things around our home that I love about this time of year, and what God has blessed us with...

Our sweet Emmy Grace who lights up our lives with her smiles...

The 80 acres of beautiful scenery at the camp we live on, we are constantly amazed at how God provided such a breath-taking place for us to live, and the ability to work off our rent by taking care of it...

A cup of steaming hot coffee, especially in the winter, and Christmas Cinnamon Spice is my favorite, Mmmmm...

Decorating and having company over to sit around our table and fellowship...

(Our family tradition for decorating our Christmas tree is a new ornament with a picture of our growing family each year, and it was so fun to add one of Emmy for 2010! We have 4 on the tree this year!)

(My Christmas table decor., it makes it easy living out here at the camp to use fresh pine and pine cones to decorate with, very cheap and easy!)

But most of all, my favorite thing this time of year is spending time as a family enjoying these things together!

Merry Christmas to all our friends and family! May it be filled with blessings and reflections upon our creator and savior Jesus Christ!