Christmas

Christmas is a wonderful time of year, don't you think? In spite of not having much money to spend on "things", God really helped us focus on him and the blessings others bring to our lives. For example, my sister-in-law came over and not only brought decorations, she decorated for me. See below. And, I made stockings-- the ones on the left, with the aid of mom sending material and my sister-in-law's mother helping me with the bobbin. I did have to hand-stitch the cuff, though. Couldn't work that bobbin by myself.



Jeff's dad and his family came to spend Christmas with us. We had a wonderful time with them as well. I always get a little stressed with visitors (especially those who are VERY clean and organized) because I want things to be perfect for them. I'm too tired these days to spend much time on extra cleaning. We get to the basics and that's about it. But, Jeff's family came and not only cooked several meals for us, they tidied up the kitchen every night, organized our "junk" room, raked up all the leaves in the yard (and it had rained) and simply helped us with things we just hadn't been able to get to. I am so very thankful for their love and support! And for those of you who know that "acts of service" is on of my love languages, you'll know just how much all of this meant to me :)

Here are a few pictures of our time together: