Oh, friends, He is here! Our Savior is here, the Tiny King, the Prince of Peace, Emmanuel. Hallelujah!

 Today, I am celebrating the birth of our Savior with my family. In the early morning hours, my sweet little family gathered around our family tree to open gifts together, just the five of us. It is so very sweet to see the joy on the faces of my little loves on Christmas morning.

Right now, we're gathering with my husband's family, enjoying brunch, and opening gifts. There are a lot of us. It's chaotic- presents are flying, kids are excited, and the baby is overstimulated and needs a nap, but there is JOY in it all.

Later today, we'll be at my mom and dad's, and my sister and brother-in-law will have just arrived from Oklahoma. It's been a year since we saw each other. The greatest gift to me this Christmas is that they are here on Christmas Day, and we can enjoy being together as a family. So much JOY.

I hope that wherever you are today, you are also experiencing JOY. I hope that your heart is filled with LOVE, and your mind is at PEACE.

I leave you with one of my favorite Christmas songs, 'HALLELUJAH, HE IS HERE' by the beautiful Darlene Zschech. This song says it all.

Wishing a very Merry Christmas from my family to yours,