"But the angel said to them, 'Do not be afraid, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all people. Today in the town of David a savior has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord.'"
Luke 2:10-11
My favorite kind of Christmas cards growing up were the ones that contained pictures, updates and fun facts. So without further ado, here's a virtual card from us to you! :)
Merry Christmas, sweet friends and family! We cannot believe another year has passed and here we are celebrating Jesus' birth in 2017. This past year has been a full one. We celebrated 6 years of marriage, traveled to Hawaii and Charleston, SC and are so excited that we are soon going to be Auntie Mindy and Uncle Chris. Chris has been working hard helping sell companies as Vice President at Cleary Gull and I've been working on stepping more fully into writing. And Finn (our kitty) has had a busy year playing fetch and climbing into our laps to cuddle. We've learned a lot this year and through it all God has been clear, faithful and peacefully present; we are so thankful.
A few of our favorite anniversary pictures
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photos taken by Caroline Ro
A list of favorites...
Christmas movie: White Christmas
Christmas song: Noel by Chris Tomlin feat. Lauren Daigle
Christmas cookie: Peanut Butter Temptations
Winter memory: Cross-country skiing in the backyard
Christmas gift: Tender Teddy - the softest, white teddy bear with a green velvet bow. My dad surprised my sister and I with big boxes on our bed when we came home from my grandparents one Christmas. It was the coolest gift ever. Truth - Tender Teddy still sits on my bed :)
Highlight from the last year: Camping for the first time, just the two of us, in our new truck bed tent.
Characteristic of Jesus: His faithfulness
Personality trait of Chris: Chris is extremely selfless; I love that he chose "unfailing love" for one of his favorite characteristics of Jesus because I have learned a lot about Christ's selfless, unfailing love from my husband.
Christmas movie: Die Hard
Christmas song: Drummer Boy by Justin Bieber featuring Busta Rhymes
Christmas cookie: Peanut Butter Temptations
Winter memory: Snowmobiling with my dad
Christmas gift: One year my parents got me a playstation. The cool part was the way they gave it to me. Instead of giving me the system first, I opened my stocking to find a playstation game.
Highlight from the last year: Celebrating our 5 year anniversary with a trip to Hawaii
Characteristic of Jesus: Unfailing love
Personality trait of Mindy: I love Mindy's heart for other people; I love how she cares for others selflessly even if it means sacrificing her own schedule.
the reason for the season
The biggest reason I wanted to share our Christmas card is to tell you why Christmas is so special to us. We love the extra time spent with family and the cozy traditions in front of the fire, but the real reason we love this season is because of the miraculous birth of our savior, Jesus Christ. Our heavenly Father found a way to heal the brokenness in our sinful world, by sending His son to enter into our world in the flesh. And we are eternally grateful. Putting our hope and trust in the One who sent his Son to save us changed our lives; Chris and I would not be the people we are today, had it not been for the hand of our awesome God.
Our prayer for you this holiday season is that you might be overwhelmed with joy, comforted in any sadness or grief that comes your way, and that you would fully know the unfailing, faithful love of the Lord.