Oh Holy Night...

Oh Holy Night has been my favorite Christmas carol for as long as I can remember. Its just one of those songs that truly makes you stop and think about what is happening and why we are celebrating this holiday. Last night as my family sat by the tree and read the same story of Christmas from the same children's book we have been reading from my entire life, my brother said something that really made me think for a moment. We had reached the part of the story where the wise mean and the shepherds made their way into the stable to greet the king that would save us all from our sins. My brother made the comment, "Wouldn't it have been an incredible experience to actually have been there that night?" Incredible doesnt say enough. Humbling is a better word. To know that you were in the presence of the king of kings. The baby that would become the man that would save you. To experience glory in the realest and most sincere form. I couldnt even imagine the immense joy that filled that stable that night. To hold that child, and to know that he would be my savior... Holy Night is an understatement.

This year, Nic and I celebrated our first married Christmas together. This has been a year of changing and molding and shaping us to become who it is that we are going to be. It has been a lot of change. Graduating, marriage, new jobs, making a non-dorm related move to Virginia Beach. Its been more than both of us can handle at times. But as we bring this year to a close, and look on to 2013 and all that this year will hold for us, I have a new excitement in my heart and spirit. I know that big things are coming for us. So there is much prayer going into this new year. Much prayer and anticipation for what God is going to do in us. And where he is going to be taking us. For the first time in a long time, I have a this uncontainable excitement for where we are going and I cannot wait to see how God unfolds our future.

So Christmas has come and gone, quicker than most any of us would like, and we are waiting out this crazy snowstorm so that we can make our way back to VA Beach safely and in one piece. We will most likely get there sometime Thursday with just enough time to do laundry repack and await Nic's return from work on Friday to make the drive to Bluffton to spend time with the Morris side of the family and to celebrate the New Year with them. Im really looking forward to starting new traditions and making memories to last a lifetime.

So Merry Christmas to everyone out there who has taken a moment to love us this holiday season. To our family and friends. To those of you who are a part of our story. We love you all so much and we are honored that you have chosen to be a part of our lives. We are grateful for who you all are to us.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night.

Until next time....