After two Christmas' being married and this our third, Seth and I have finally figured some things out, but it's been interesting to decide on some traditions.
We picked our favorite cookies from each of our mom's Christmas baking lists and made them. The first year was a little overwhelming; we had well over 100 cookies for just the two of us. Plus, we were new in town and didn't know who could help us eat them! This year there are still lots to share, but we have some folks to share them with.
Our first year, we didn't know where to get a Christmas tree, so we went to Home Depot and picked a pre-cut tree. It was cute, but didn't have the fun experience of tromping through the field to find it! The past two Christmas' we've gone to a neat tree farm with my parents and sawed down our pick from the rows and rows of trees.
Most newlyweds don't have many ornaments - we ended up with too many! I was afraid of not having enough so we bought some. Then our moms passed some down to us and my grandma ended up giving us her entire collection.
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In all of the hustle and bustle of getting this all together, there is a tremendous peace that comes with everything. There is a peace I can't always understand, but am so glad to be a part of. You see, even if we don't have Christmas cookies, a tree from the field or ornaments to hang - My God came to earth to live and die for me.
Relient K has a good song, "Celebrate the Day" that really captures how great this miracle is. We should stop in the midst of Christmas and think. Think of this:
And with this Christmas wish is missed The point I could convey If only I could find the words to say To let You know how much You've touched my life Because here is where You're finding me In the exact same place as New Year's eve And from a lack of my persistency We're less than half as close as I want to be And the first time that You opened Your eyes Did You realize that You would be my Savior And the first breath that left Your lips Did You know that it would change this world forever And the first time that You opened Your eyes Did You realize that You would be my Savior And the first breath that left Your lips Did You know that it would change this world forever And so this Christmas I'll compare The things I felt in prior years To what this midnight made so clear That You have come to meet me here To look back and think that This baby would one day save me In the hope that what You did That you were born so I might live To look back and think that This baby would one day save me And the first time that You opened Your eyes Did You realize that You would be my Savior And the first breath that left Your lips Did You know that it would change this world forever And the first time that You opened Your eyes Did You realize that You would be my Savior And the first breath that left Your lips Did You know that it would change this world forever And I, I celebrate the day That You were born to die So I could one day pray for You to save my life Pray for You to save my life Pray for You to save my life
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