"And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled 'till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.
--Dr. Seuss
This Christmas it seems to have taught me more about the true meaning of Christmas in which to give and not receive. We are very poor this Christmas but doesn't mean we can't enjoy the blessings of being with family. We don't have a lot to give but I think what counts is being with the ones we love. Christmas isn't about having all those glamorous shiny presents under the Christmas tree or having all the decorations up in perfection, it helps with the Christmas spirit but what truly helps is spending time away from the world and into your own families and circle of friends.
Here are some pictures of our family's Christmas past, I'm so grateful for pictures to keep memories intact forever.
Eva ( Dec 2002).JPG)
(Eva and cousin Madeline with the mamas 12/02)
(Eva and Nona with Daddy 12/05)
(Eva and Nona with Mommy 12/05)
(Eva, Nona, and Tommy 12/09)
(Eva, Nona, and Tommy 12/10)
(Eva and Nona @ Nutcracker 12/11)
(Ali Dec 2011)
(Ali, Eva, and Nona Dec 2011)
(Tommy Dec 2009)
(Eva Dec 2012)
(Nona Dec 2012)
(Eva Dec 2012)
(All the kiddos Dec 2012)
(Tommy Dec 2012)
4 comments:
Love the pictures of Christmas past of your family.
Aww thanks sis!!! I had forgotten about all these pictures, so nice to look through them again.:-)
So fun to look at past pictures and see how the children have grown and changed!
Merilee, I just barely got on my blog tonight, I'm behind ha oops! I agree it is fun to look at past pictures! I have so many pictures to put into scrapbook, have no excuse and need to get started on it again!
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