I finally have a chance to post.
I hope to someday post pictures and stories of our Advent activities and Christmas parties.
I intend to post an over-full craft post to show you all the fun things I finished just in time, and those that must be gifts for later days of Christmas.
But today, I'll simply wish you the true, deep, everlasting joy of Christmas. The coming of God to earth as a child isn't over when the Christmas trappings go on clearance. His gift is for us whenever we come to recognize it.
I read a beautiful, painful post today that I must share. So go to sweet | Salty, read, and then hold your children with a new sense of appreciation for them, even in the trials. Though I know it's not a direct correlation, I can only imagine that this is akin to the pain of Mary. How sweet to hold your child in your arms, for how ever long you're allowed.