Dreams of a Country Girl

Christmas "Days of Our Lives" Style:  

Susan Lucci Would Be So Proud

Well Lord have mercy on my sweet dear soul.  Another Christmas has passed and for some reason I feel like the beginning of Days of Our Lives....don't even act like you didn't watch your daytime stories.  Cause we all know you cannot deny the tempting of the daytime drama.  Anyhoo....The opening to that soap opera seems to feel like my life motto this year...

 "As sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives."

Time seems to be slipping by and another season of the most wonderful time of the year has passed, yet again.

And soon my children will be in college, and then moved out, and then married, and they will want to go to their spouse's parents' houses.  GASP!!!!  (I secretly pray they marry orphans.)  And I will cry.  And tempt them with their favorite foods.  And gifts.  And then they will bring over something store bought from the meal..and I will act like it is the best thing EV ER -- and we will reminisce about the Cranberry Eating Contest.  And then there will be BABIES.  Oh how exciting?!?!?

And .. and I think I might be getting carried away.  Anyhoo.....

This year.

This year, I savored. Like you do a good Dr. Pepper.  

It was as close to perfect as you can get.  The jammies.  The sleepy eyes.  The glees and giggles.  

The belief....the giving...

The pure JOY....

The LOVE and THANKFULNESS....

I am telling you....it made this momma's heart soar.

 

But this year....when it was all over, it appeared Santa had forgotten the MAIN gift that each child wanted.

Until they looked a little closer on the tree.

And saw Santa had written them letters because he could not fit everything under the tree....

 And low and behold when they went outside......

The glory of the Lord had shown down upon them and hark -- the herald angels sang.....

For unto us in the Southern City a motorcycle is born.... (insert angelic choir of heavenly hosts)

And there shall be peace and harmony in the land forever...Amen.

And MY got his first 6 speed big boy bike!

And let's not forget about ET...

Who had to got "plug on my phone" by the computer when Christmas was all over....

Only to find.....GASP --

I know....it really is more for me...than her....cause I gotta start blogging again and all.  I KID. I KID.

 But soon we all settled down for a long winter's nap.

With our hearts full of love....

 Mostly...

ET -- I am so grateful for a beautiful young lady who even with the challenges of the teen years...still loves the Lord and her family with her whole heart.

MT -- this child makes me smile every day -- and even with a missing front tooth is still the cutest thing since sliced bread.

And BT -- my sweet sweet angel.  Who feels every one's hurts and loves you for who ya are.

And my IJ --  my rock...the best dad anyone could ever pray for......

Sigh -- as the sand through the hourglass indeed.