Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

I love this song. There's something about the smooth, tender melody. I especially love this version by Frank Sinatra. Peaceful...simple...not a lot of extra fluff in the background...just a beautiful, heart-felt greeting.


From my home to yours...I hope you have yourself a merry little Christmas!

Have Yourself A Merry Christma...

I'm Dreaming of A White Christmas...Just Like The Ones I Used to Know

This year I get to have a White Christmas!  I haven't had a white Christmas since 2004!  Here are a few pics from Virginia!

Christmastime Is Here

I love Christmas! Decorations...music...family...giving...traveling...shopping...I love everything about it! Here are a few photos of some of my favorite decorations.

This ornament came from my Grandpa's collection.

I love A Charlie Brown Christmas. Here's Linus telling the Christmas story.

I made this ornament as a kid!

You have to have a little team spirit on the tree!

Winter Snow

Growing up in the north, I developed a love for winter.  I can remember building snow forts in the dark, building snowmen with mom, sledding, and enjoying the winter beauty of a fresh snowfall.

Winter here in the south is a bit different.  It rarely snows and when it does it disappears as fast as it came.  The closest thing to snow this December has been the icicles that formed on the cliff-side in front of my apartment building.

They were beautiful, but soon disappeared with warmer weather.

While I haven’t seen my winter snow yet, I do have a song to share about 2 of my favorite things…winter snow & the birth of Jesus.  It was written and performed by Audrey Assad (look for her album next year) and featured on Chris Tomlin’s Christmas record, Glory In The Highest.

Winter Snow

Christmas Letters & Blogging

It’s that time of year again where I find my wit and craft a synopsis of the year in my annual Christmas letter.

Vacations. Accomplishments. Life changes.

There’s always so much to say, but how do you get everything into 2 or 3 pages?  Christmas letters have become my annual journal of sorts. A document of the year’s major happenings in my life.

These letters & reading other family/life blogs have inspired me to give blogging a shot. I’m not sure how long or how often I’ll be able to keep it up, but I’m hoping to post twice a week. Here’s to good intentions!