The advent season has started to take a hold of me a little more each year as I get older and gain understanding. Since joing the Pres church, for years I just knew we lit candles and read scripture....amazing what you can miss if you aren't seeking out more. I love the emphasis that our church places on our "waiting" for Christ. I am thankful God is giving me the grace to see the season morefor what it is and I pray that I can live in light of that.
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| A Christmas Eve photo op |
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| The 3rd annual "Uncle Chad's Parade of Golf Carts" |
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| A movie with friends on the last day of school....we thought it started at 1....well, it was 2:30, so these kids sat in this lobby for 1.5 hours....bet those folks wish they would have put that movie on some screen at 1:00!! |
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| School Christmas parties |
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| Santa and his girls |
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| pretty girls |
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| the ferris wheel at the zoo....Kate had been watching a "Barney" episode with a ferris wheel and kept talking about it....so we spent the $5 to ride when we went to the zoo in December! |
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| Buddy and his antics...again this year! |
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| Ralph girl trip to "Charlene's" in Halls |
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| cousin fun! |
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| 2 kids that were terrified of him made for an exciting Santa visit!! |
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| 3 very special women in my life:) |
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| Some of the newman cousins |
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| Uncle Phillip and his gals |
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| Just beautiful:) |
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| Lane's Santa presents |
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| Kate's Santa presents |
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| Bo's Santa presents |
