Sunday, December 7, 2008

The Miracle That is Christmas

The living room was all picked up, the Christmas CD was in the stereo, and the mood was perfect. The boys were practically reverent as we opened the storage bin which contained the Christmas tree.

We carefully sorted the branches by size and then felt the magic in moment as the artificial tree came together from the stand up.

Daniel and Dallin worked beautifully well together in helping to assemble the tree. Two boys who struggle to play nice these days suddenly united in purpose.

You could feel the spirit of Christmas in the air -- it had changed things for us. We had stopped answering the phone, we had stopped running errands, we were still. My thoughts drifted to the words of my favorite Christmas song..."Silent Night. Holy Night. All is calm. All is bright."

I watched as my children's faces were lit by the tiny white lights. There is nothing quite like that glow.

The night was full of sweetness, laughter, and true joy.

I tried to capture as much of the fun as possible on camera so as to share it with you. Enjoy.




3 comments:

This Is Our Heaven.... said...

What cute pictures and such good memories for your kids!! You have the most handsome boys ever! I hope you guys are having a good holiday season so far!

Grandma Colleen said...

Thank you, Emily, for sharing the moments with those of us so far away. The pictures are such a welcome treat! Love to you all...

Kelli said...

What a sweet and tender post. I loved it!

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