A few of my favorite winter things (part 4) Christmas edition

CHRISTMAS! Celebrating Jesus. Advent. The waiting. The anticipation of His coming now, in our hearts, and soon, for an eternity together with those who love Him.

A few of my favorite winter things (part 3)

Fresh squeezed orange juice and Florida oranges!

A few of my favorite winter things (part 2)

The ladies' Christmas brunch which our fellowship hosts annually. We had a fantastic time!


And the hubby with Diego after a long night of snow (around 6 inches here on top of the 2 we already had). You can see Diego barely. He jumps and kind of "belly-surfs" through the snow. Now he has a place shoveled out specially for him. :)



This has to perhaps be the funniest one. Because Diego is so small (9.5lbs) but has LOTS of energy and still needs to be walked daily even in freezing temps & snow, José trained him to run on the treadmill. Here's a picture & a short video clip. :) We sometimes teach him tricks to entertain ourselves. This turned out to be a great thing and very practical!

What it's all about

So my thoughts this Christmas have been perhaps shocking to some, but there's something in the making. I just keep thinking about why all the stress, the rush, the spending money on things friends and relatives may not even like or want? How can I celebrate in a way that is worthy of the coming of our King, Jesus?

The thoughts will continue forming, and perhaps spill over into this blog from time to time, but for now, this video (below) really says some of what is going on in our heads and hearts this Christmas.







Please don't comment on how good or impacting this video is, but please consider what you will do. I'd love to hear your thoughts on that!

A few of my favorite winter things (part 1)

Snow (especially when the first one is in December - not before)

Christmas Lights

How about you?
What are some of your winter favorites?