It's December!! The lights are up on the house and we've decorated inside and out. Joshua is enjoying our yard display of the nativity. Christmas music is playing and there is just a wee bit more shopping to do before I can settle back and enjoy the season completely. I love this time of year. I love the smell of our Christmas tree in spite of the fact that it makes my eyes run and my throat itch (Ah, allergies!!!) and the sound of Bing Crosby singing my favorite carols. I love the games we play, the cookies we bake, decorating gingerbread houses, and doing Secret Santa's with our friends. But most of all I love celebrating the birth of our Savior and reflecting on the awesome love of our Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. My wish for this Christmas season is that we can all become a little closer to them and feel more completely the love they have for each of us. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!