lundi, décembre 31, 2007

December and all it's excitement!

Here I am in a dress my great Oma sewed for my own mom when she was pregnant with me thirty years ago. In these photos of this funky seventies dress, I am full term... and waiting!! If this really is my little girl filling this belly, I think she will love to have a photo or two of Mommy and herself in the dress great GREAT Oma sewed!





















And then there was all the Christmas stuff.
Although we stretched our Christmas fun days over a couple of weeks (and present opening over five days), it still seems like it was a whirlwind! Already done?? At least we still have one gift (little baby) waiting to be opened; the gift that will keep on giving- in more ways than one!










The boys received so many blessed gifts: Tinker toys, Hot wheels tracks and cars, moving/sounding/transforming vehicles, many books,... and more than they truly needed! With each pile of new gifts, I sorted through their "old" toys and brought boxes to the thrift store, or to Oma and Opa's house to play with when we visit them in Enderby. (of course Mommy and Daddy received a great abundance of plunder as well... ridiculous, really, as I've pondered and wrestled again with our affluent and consumeristic society....)


The highlights of this season were by far the time spent with family and friends. We have been truly blessed by relationships. Together as a family we cherished our times of recounting the story of Christ's coming, lighting the advent candles in anticipation, and reading the Word of the Lord together as we longed to keep the focus and meaning of this celebratory season.
Posted by Jeremy J Harnett :: 10:01 a.m. :: 4 comments

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