We had a great time celebrating with little David for the first time. I know he has no knowledge of what happened and will not remember it, but I will. We took him to Bronson Park in downtown Kzoo and showed him the nativity seen there. We ran through a quick version of the story of Jesus' birth and chatted a bit and took some pictures. We also went down Christmas card lane and looked at all the cool cards this year. Seems like they've had more in past years, but it was still fun. We got him a Christmas present and wrapped it on Christmas Eve and put it under the tree and took lots of pictures - of course! He had a good time going to Grandma's house (who doesn't) and tearing all the wrapping paper off on Christmas day. He didn't end up eating any of it so I consider it a good day. :)
January will be a hectic month so I am taking every opportunity now to sit still and relax in every calm moment. We will be moving to a different apartment on January 27th. We are looking to spend a little less every month on rent and try even harder to live below our means. Pastor Ron at Agape has been bring some very powerful messages about standards of living, debt and family finances. David and I have really taken it to heart and are trying to live on less so that we have a little more to bless others with. We would also like to be able to live off of David's income alone so I could stop working. Whew! Those are big goals when I stop to think about it! They are attainable, but they do take hard work and sacrifice. It'll be worth it.
I leave you now with the destruction and mayhem that was Christmas Day at my parents' house:
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