Merry Christmas everyone. I know it's late in the day and that it's almost over...but hey - we should celebrate it everyday. This year more than ever, it was easy to forget what we're celebrating. Between family bickering and trying to make Lily feel special on her birthday (sometimes she thinks Christmas is about her - or worse yet, that "she's Christmas"), it gets a little hard. I always hoped that one day I would have my own family and that I would give my kids presents from Jesus... or better yet, that we could give Jesus a present for Christmas. The coolest part about giving Jesus a present is that we can be our presents... He longs to spend time with us and just be with us. He just likes knowing He's welcome. I think so many times He doesn't even feel welcome because we are always trying to make this person or that person feel special. It's not about us or anyone on this earth and I don't know how Christmas turned into a family holiday when it should be about Jesus. Yes, He loves when we spend time and love on our family, but it should never take precedence over loving Him.

Anyway... I'll go ahead and tell you guys what my two favorite presents were. Since... that's the most common conversation people have after Christmas - as annoying as it is.

My top dog present (and I just changed it to three because I remembered that I forgot the one in the number one spot)....is......

drum roll please....

A card from Jesus, the boy I sponsor. He made it when I was down there but I didn't see it until it came in the mail. We don't usually get the one our kid made, but I did. It was pink and it said (in Spanish of course), "With love from Jesus Humberto B. M. for you". If you ever met him, you would know how cute it is when he says "for you" in English... seriously adorable. Any who, in the inside he drew a picture and said "Thank you for your support". It totally touched and melted my heart... Oh, and he did wish me a Merry Christmas as well.

The 2nd most favoritist thing I got was an e-mail from Adrian (my brother in Mexico). I love this boy to death, and he e-mailed me on Christmas Eve to wish me a Merry Christmas. I got it 15 minutes before I left work and so we got to exchange a few e-mails during that time. I was blessed that he thought of it to e-mail me and that I at least got to do that and spend some time with him to celebrate the holiday and tell him that I love him.

The 3rd gift that I loved was a card that Patty gave me. I loved the present inside as well, but it was the words that she wrote on the inside that almost brought me to tears. I am so thankful for her heart and for who she is. She's such a great friend and I can't even express how blessed I am by the entire Kincaid family. Their support and love is huge and they're just amazing people. I'm so blessed by how much I have gotten to get to know them this year.

Well that's it ya'll. Hope you had a great Christmas!