Merry Christmas!!

That was the front of our Christmas card this year! I can finally post it :-) I had a lot of fun designing it in Digital Image Pro, but I might go with something more handmade next year. Not sure yet. I guess I can decide when the time comes! :-)

I think I can officially say I'm done with my holiday baking. I used the gingerbread house kit that my sister-in-law got me for Christmas to bake and decorate my last few cookies. I had so much fun with it, and can't wait to break it out again next year! :-)

Hey look! It's us! ;-)

Well I am off to clean up my kitchen, get ready for the Christmas Eve service, and the three parties we have to try to make tonight!

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas! Have fun with family and friends, and don't forget what this season is REALLY about.

"While You were Sleeping" by Casting Crowns

Oh little town of Bethlehem
Looks like another silent night.
Above your deep and dreamless sleep
A giant star lights up the sky.

And while you're lyin' in the dark,
There shines and everlasting light.
For the king has left his throne
And is sleeping in a manger tonight.

Oh Bethlehem, what you have missed while you were sleeping!
For God became a man, stepped into your world today.
Oh, Bethlehem, you will go down in history
As a city with no room for its king
While you were sleeping

Oh little town of Jerusalem
Looks like another silent night.
The father gave his only son,
The Way, The Truth, The Life had come.
But there was no room for him
In the world he came to save.

Jerusalem, what you have missed while you were sleeping!
The Savior of the world is dying on your cross today.
Jerusalem, you will go down in history
As a city with no room for its king.
While you were sleeping.

United States of America
Looks like another silent night.
As we're sung to sleep by philosophies
That save the trees and kill the children.
And while we're lying in the dark,
There's a shout heard across the Eastern sky.
For the bridegroom has returned
And has carried his bride away in the night.

America, what will we miss while we are sleeping?
Will Jesus come again and leave us slumbering where we lay?
America, will we go down in history
As a nation with no room for its king?
Will we be sleeping?

United States of America
Looks like another silent night.