Someone passed this along to us. It really makes you stop and think about who and what Christmas is about and what is has become.

These are a few of my favorite things....

I love decorating for Christmas, so here are a few of my favorites - old and new.


Our lovely overgrown Charlie Brown Tree.
It has a charm all it's own and is really beginning to grow on us.


My great-grandmother's ceramic tree.
This is my all-time favorite Chirstmas decoration.


My wonderful Willow Tree nativity.


Our new Portuguese wreath.



No fireplace this year, so we are settling for the french doors.


Cute Christmas Tree cutout chalkboard for the kitchen.

Frosty stands by the door ready to greet visitors.

12 Days of Christmas

I found this funny version of a mixed up 12 Days of Christmas. I hope you enjoy.

Micah

Christmas With a Capital "C"

This is a great Christmas song by the group Go Fish. Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAckfn8yiAQ

Merry Christmas

"We wish you a Merry Christmas. We wish you a Merry Christmas. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year." God is so good. To think that he was willing to send his only son into the world as a child, knowing how He would be treated. All because He loved you and me more than life itself. It is that joy and Good News that we want to share with the people of Portugal.

We have enjoyed our time with Andy's family and will be spending the next week with my family. We even got to see a few unexpected friends on Wednesday. What joy!!! (We love our Alabama friends.) Please pray for us as we travel because Andy has aggravated his back again. The many beds that we have slept in the last few months and the long hours driving have really reeked havoc on him. We even had to call in a favor from our favorite PT - THANKS ASHLEIGH!!! Please pray that it will clear itself up before we fly out because a bad back and long flight will not mix well.

I have attached some pictures from our last few days.

Happy Birthday to Andy. Since we were not going to be with his family on his birthday, his brother decided to celebrate at lunch Sunday. The waiter stuck his face in the whipped creme.

We were able to meet up with part of the R clan. This is our version of an Eli sandwich.

A shout out to our favorite PT. THANKS ASHLEIGH!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!

The boys both got PSP games for Christmas. They have no idea if they got anything else!

(Michelle)