Thursday, December 25, 2008

thoughts and scenes from Christmas, 2008


thank you Jesus, for leaving perfect fellowship with your Father to enter our mess--to come and be with us, among us, in us.
everything we have that is good, we have only because of You.  and even that good is only a shadow of the perfect that is to come, when we will one day see you face to face, fall down and worship You.  
thank you for giving us so much life in you, so much beauty and joy--while we wait for that day.


 cinnamon rolls, a family tradition


beej, Christmas eve day, learning the ropes

erica, mom and dad, early Christmas morning


my nephews, davis and ethan, sweet boys


the cousins, group juggling

3 comments:

natalie said...

ethan and davis are HUGE! i wouldn't have recognized them!

Maddie said...

haha! when me and tess and nathaniel were "juggling" it was so fun! haha! and it was fun to bake with you!

Deb said...

precious, sweet family-time! sooooo good to see your mama and papa...and everyone!
(that's it...i'm making cinnamon rolls!)