"and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart" (Luke 2:18,19).
This Christmas I want to make time to treasure our family. As Deborah has her first Christmas with her forever family this year, I want to take joy in how our family interacts with each other. I want to take joy in their facial expressions, feelings and noises (and it can get VERY noisy)! I want to remember that sometimes it's busy and overwhelming, I don't want to miss a minute of it and I want to ponder all these things in my heart as Mary did so many years ago. Most importantly, I want to ponder the gift of our Lord Jesus and treasure that in my heart.
Deborah, welcome to the family...
-there's a lot of joy in these facial expressions
-so many cousins who all get along 
-enjoying songs together (even if it was rather loud)
-pondering the thrill and excitement of playing games together
-oh, what fun we have
-Deborah's older cousins
-the talented planner in the family- even if it gets more difficult with such a large (sometimes uncooperative) family- we are blessed with such a large loving family
-such loving, generous grandparentsLord, thank-you for the gift of family. Help me to treasure our family in my heart.
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