Christmas Blessings

Merry Christmas Everyone! 

Christmas this year has been so full of blessings. First off, I got to spend all of it with the man in the picture above :)

We got to celebrate 6 Christmases this year!! First, we had our own at Jared's apartment in East Lansing. The next day was Christmas with my mom's side of the family. The next, Christmas eve fun with my dad's side.
On Christmas day we split our time between our families. We started out at my house, filled with Santa presents, breakfast, church, family presents and packing up. From there we headed down to Jared's parent's house for the Grandlienard Christmas. I was so blessed to meet his extended family for the first time. It was so much fun! Finally, Christmas night we exchanged gifts with his parents and siblings. Such a blessing-filled Christmas!
 I think buying others gifts was the most fun I had this season. But I am so excited about two of my gifts :) 
First, is my PINK Chi straightner!!! (my straight hair in the picture above is a product of this gift) Thanks Santa!!
Second is a new CAMERA!! (the picture above is a product of this, as well as the one below!) Thanks Mom and Dad Grandlienard!!


I hope your Christmas has been filled with blessings as well...here's a picture that makes me love winter and reminds me of the Light that came into the world for us :)

  John 1:1-5, 9-14

     In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

     The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him. Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.

     The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. 

Blessings, 

shmem