Since Christmas was on a Sunday this year, we wanted to be in Valdosta to be at CrossPointe for our Christmas service. Every year for the past 31 years, I have awakened at my parent's house on Christmas day, but this year we started a new tradition. It was time, especially now that we have sweet Micah. This year we woke up at our own house and got ready for church as a family. My parents, my Aunt Anna, and my brother all drove over and joined us for our Christmas day service and then we had Christmas dinner at our house.
Like most families, ours exchange gifts. And of course the highlight this year was watching Micah "open" his. Only being 8 and 1/2 months old, he really enjoyed anything that was in front of him, whether it was a toy or just a box or wrapping paper. Although we do exchange gifts, we never want that to be the focus of Christmas. Micah will grow up knowing that Christmas is Jesus' birthday and I'm looking forward to being able to read and share that story with him as he grows up!
I pray that Micah will always enjoy Christmas time, the family gatherings, the gift giving.....but more importantly, that he will understand it's TRUE meaning!! Celebrating that fact that Jesus left Heaven and was born of a virgin, lived a perfect life, all while knowing He would endure persecution and eventually face death so that He could pay the price for our sins and that we could live with Him in eternity! How thankful I am for that!
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