This is Alpha, the first-born, when he was 2YO.
This is Beta, the second-born, when he was about 2YO.
This is Gamma, the third-born, when he was about 18MO.
Finding Joy Friday, December 2009 Edition
Dec
25
2009
In cooperation with LaanyKidsMom, here is my entry for this week.
Where did I find joy this week?
The start of Christmas
One of the signs that I am on Christmas break is that my wife makes a hearty breakfast for us all.
That brought me joy on Christmas Eve morning. Not pictured are the scrambled eggs and the oranges. Yes, there are both blueberry pancakes and chocolate-chip pancakes. No, that wasn’t my plate – that was the serving plate.
What else?
We opened our presents.
I enjoyed the presents that I got, but it was even more fun watching the kids open their presents and seeing their genuine smiles.
What else?
Our church’s Christmas Eve candlelight service
Only the last few carols were sung by candlelight. The first 50 or so minutes of songs and readings were done by normal incandescent light. How can you not like a service full of Christmas carols? Not just Christmas songs, but real carols that are all hymn-y and stuff.
One more
Why Christmas?
God became man and dwelt among us. The joy comes not from knowing what He did or how He did it; the joy comes from knowing why He did it and that He did it for me.
Have a Merry and Joyful Christmas!
But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people;
Luke 2:10
