Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

Christmas is here! Some of you may or may not celebrate Christmas. For our family Christmas is one of our favorite holidays. (Well, used to be my daughters but now she says Halloween is her favorite, then Christmas is 2nd.)

Christmas has a very special meaning to me. It's where I celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, our savior, son of God, God in the flesh. Not a single one of us deserve what he went through while on this earth, but he did it because he loves you!! His grace and love are amazing! No one, and I mean no one loves you more than he does. Here are a few Christmas Bible verses KJV to inspire you:

John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Isaiah 9:6

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Luke 2:10

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

Luke 2:11

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

Matthew 1:21

And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins.

Most of us have our family traditions. If you don't, I hope you can start one this year! Christmas is the time we like to spend with family. Our Christmas traditions start on Thanksgiving when we help my parents put up their tree and then they come over that weekend to help us. It's always fun going through the ornaments and remembering the different years. I think family is very important. It's a shame how in today's busy world, it seems the time for family gets less and less and many don't understand how important family is and should be. Some never get that chance to realize how important it is. Don't let that be you. Call a family member today that you haven't talked to in years or send them a card! Friends are very important but family and God are forever!

Who loves Christmas movies? I do! We love (especially my mom and I) to watch Christmas movies. I typically start watching them in mid November. My daughter teases me about it, but then she's ready for them typically around the week of Christmas. I have a lot of favorite Christmas movies, but my favorite two would have to be National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, and Home Alone. My daughters favorite movie is the Christmas Story ("You're going to shoot your eye out kid!"). When it comes to the more emotional Christmas movies, I like Christmas Shoes, and Christmas Card. For the animated cartoon Christmas shows, my favorite is Garfield's Christmas!! I love Garfield. Next would have to go to Rudolph and then Frosty! There's just something about Christmas movies that can make this stressful time of year more fun! If you're having a bad day or stressing over something, read some verses out of the bible or watch a funny Christmas movie! After all, have you had a Christmas celebration that turned out like the Griswolds? Can you image their home repair bill!!

Regardless of how you celebrate Christmas or the Holidays, our family would like to wish you and your family a Very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! If you don't have family, find a friend or enjoy some quiet time to relax and celebrate the birth of our Christ!

Feel free to comment your favorite traditions or movies.