Christmas blessings

What a wonderful time of year to think on God's blessings, and the priceless gift of His Son!

• extending quiet reading time, enjoying the peace of silence
• having to stop every time they laughed while reading "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever"
• our refrigerator decked out with Christmas cards
• being spontaneous, going into the city for a Christmas concert on a "school night"
• making her day
• his giddy smile while making music
• reserved seats
• hearing that her interview went well
• a donation made in my name
• adorable kindergarten Christmas chapel
• out to dinner with cousins
• Google hang out, "reindeer mode"
• gingerbread man math activity
• being married to a "handy-man," on day one of his winter break we already had new blinds up in 3 rooms!
• my desk filled with gifts of all shapes and sizes - "open it, Mrs. Beverly!" - the generosity that flows at Christmas time
• seeing him play basketball, watching him score
• celebrating Christmas with family, beginning already on Thursday
• having time to see his family and mine
• reading the Christmas story out loud from my children's Bible
• holiday desserts: canollis, cheese cake, almond squares, and cookies of all kinds!
• smiles that come with giving and receiving
• new dressers (the drawers now close!)
• an experiment, making bruschetta together, turning out to be a hit
• family sitting in church with us
• imagining what it must be like to celebrate Christmas in heaven