eve of the birth of Jesus

Today I'm spending some time at home while Brad, Katie and Osten are up north and Anders is spending time with Emma and her family for Christmas. I rearranged Katie's bedroom, am doing some laundry and will spend a little time preparing the house for Santa's visit tonight.

I don't want to lose sight of the reason we are celebrating. Jesus was born many years ago in a little town in the middle East called Bethlehem. I am thankful to God for sending us his only son and I rejoice in his birth, death and resurrection. Thank you for all you have given us.