A Homestyle Christmas!

I realized that I wanted Natalie to grow up knowing what Christmas is truly about. It's not about how many presents you get or if you have all the 'IN' toys. It's not about candy and shiny lights. It's about the 1st Christmas. The Birth of Baby Jesus! It's about LOVE and KINDNESS and JOY!

So this Christmas we are going back in time, to a day when people knew what Christmas was truly about. We are giving less store-bought things and presenting our loved ones with things made of ourselves. With each stitch or cut or polish, we think about the person that will be receiving our gift. We think about how much we love them and what they mean to us. We appreciate them in our lives.

Christmas will not be without fun. We are just doing the free things offered. A visit to a Christmas tree farm, full of decorations and cheer. A beautiful midnight Mass. Holiday dishes that we grew up with and some new ones, too. Family visits, full of love and fond memories.

My Christmas wish for you is a season full of childlike wonder and joy. We are all Blessed, and now is the time to celebrate that Blessing!