(As in years past, we do not send out traditional Christmas cards. Since I have the blog, it's easier to share countless photos and stories for anyone who wishes to read it, postage free! Plus, my hope is that someday the kids will enjoy the running record of our family antics...if you regularly read the blog or look thru my facebook feed, some of this may seem familiar. Either way, enjoy!)
Merry Christmas!!! What's that you say? It's about to be Easter? Yeah.....about that. I've had this mostly done for a while (since around February-ish) but hesitated to post because I wasn't sure if it would work or be a good idea. True to form, I second guessed myself into making it even later and later but I'm finally putting out the Christmas card/blog post! Not the first time I'm late and probably won't be the last. I also just realized I hadn't posted anything for the entirety of 2021, save for the late 2020 Christmas post....some things never change! I challenged myself to do something new this year...sort of a digital scrapbook slideshow. I miss scrapbooking but realized this was a way to do it w/o all the cutting and printing of photos! This labor of love is one of the ways I celebrate the good stuff in our lives =) Here's the link! After reading each slide, click the forward arrow (>). Come back to read a little bit more here when you are done...
Alright, this is the part where I usually deliver some schtick about Christmas and the new year, but it's a little late for all that I think! So how about this - I want you to consider something for a minute. Around Christmas time we like to say that Jesus is the reason for the season. It helps remind us to not get so frantic over shopping and overdoing it. And He is! It's a great way to focus our attention on the reason we have Christmas. But what about Easter? I would like to point out that not very many people use that phrase around Easter time, when in reality, Easter is even more about Jesus in my opinion. Yes, Jesus first coming to the Earth in human form is amazing and I'm not trying to downplay that at all. But for me, Easter is so much better because I feel like it renews my faith...knowing the pain and sacrifice Jesus made for ME specifically (but also for everyone) is an even greater gift. On that note....
Happy Easter! The Lord is Risen! Hallelujah!!
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