the Water of Grace: A little bit of Christmas

Sunday, January 10, 2016

A little bit of Christmas

Here is a little bit of Christmas. Christmas was different this year. Someday I'll be able to explain more, but for right now, I just want to send a little reminder that pictures can hide a lot of things. And that's something important to know for all walks of life. Same with a smile. A smile can hide a lot too. The true, open, and honest feelings are only found in the depth of one's heart.

My tree. I loved the gold theme this year.

Midtown Crossing light display.

Christmas Eve morning, we woke to this. I felt like a little kid on Christmas morning. Snow!! And lots of it!! We had a White Christmas after all!! Beauty at it's finest! :)

Christmas Eve Mass... if we all could only be like little children, so full of wonder and awe and excitement, as they watch the live Nativity scene play out.

"Glory to God in the Highest"

The classic Christmas Eve picture... but some missing this year. One of the changes when you gain a brother and sister in law in the past year. :)

Christmas Morning... the fog and cold made everything look breathtaking!

"Be Still and Know that I am God." ~Psalm 46:10

Bowling fun! Look at that form! ;)

Or that form?!?! Got to do, what you got to do! :)

What would we do without our brother?!? He's our rock, our light in the dark! So grateful!

Can't go through winter without some ice skating at Conagra!

Staying warm!

New friends are the best!

Gene Leahy Mall... gorgeous!

Fun place to eat!

Oh Omaha... I love you!

So grateful for these ladies!!

A little silliness!

Yes, I made them take a sibling picture again!! They will thank me someday! :) Celebrated Christmas over New Years!

Sometimes a good run in the silent snow, can help everything seem better. Plus it's beautiful... the crunch of one's feet, the silence of the air, the stark white all around, the bareness of the trees, the cold air in one's lungs, the beauty that God made!