my Christmas

This is how it went....


Christmas Eve, my family and I enjoyed an exciting, fun, and amazing Christmas Eve service at Elevation church. We heard good music and an excellent message! Afterward we headed to Chick fil A, and then went home to open presents and bake yummy cookies and fudge...our holiday tradition.

I had an amazing Christmas. Full of family, friends, laughter, and even tears. This Christmas was an eye opener of who really matters and who really cares.

I know now for sure who my real family is, and also who the people are on my family tree who don't care enough, and decide to rudely walk out before even eating Christmas dinner.

Even though this happened, I think that this has been a marvelous Christmas....forgetting the bad stuff and realizing that this is a new beginning for those who love one another unconditionally....and don't walk out on their family.

Through it all, God has shown himself good, again! His love is soo amazing...and without Him, my family couldn't get through these things. We've got to stick together.



The day after Christmas, my aunt and family went to see the movie "Marley and Me..." My sister, Mom, and I all read the book....so knew what we were in for. Let me tell you, there was no dry eye in the theater! It was a very good movie, with a sad ending. All the girls were sobbing! What can I say, we are dog lovers! After the movie was over, we enjoyed South 21 hamburgers with my grandparents and visited some more, then called it a night.

I have to say...it was a perfect Christmas.

Being happy isn't having everything in your life be perfect. Maybe it's about stringing together all the little things, making those count for more than the bad stuff. Maybe we just get through it... and that's all we can ask for. ~Bailey from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants