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 ... was in a word, amazing.  A frozen waterfall in Canmore AB. I took this picture back in 2007 In many more words, it was a very memorable holiday filled with special moments and wonderfully thought out gifts, time with family, way too much good food and a waterfall of grace. We began our Christmas on Dec 23, when we 'stole' a few hours to be a family. We went on a twinkle tour, ate cookies and had hot chocolate and played a family game of Tribond. We went to bed way too late and had a great night together. Oh yeah and we let the girls open one gift... we got them each a book called THE STORY which is basically the Bible without all the extra stuff. Still God's word just weaved together in more of a story form. I have seen those books put to good use already :) Christmas Eve was a long day, Bobby and I both worked the morning and then spent the afternoon preparing for supper with The Lawrence Clan. The food was great and spending time with family is al

Now that the hustle and bustle of Christmas is over, and what an amazing Christmas it was, I will take a few minutes to update you all on the happenings of our family. Christmas Eve 2012   2012 has been a very busy year, guess I'll just take us one by one and catch you up!  Anna and Logan Anna is 16 now. We had quite the amazing party for her in May where she was received many gifts from fabulous friends and acquired her very first boyfriend (who is still around I should add) Anna is busy in her grade 10 year and involved in many things. She is part of WIRED, (the school choir), a peer leader for RE:Charge,( the student prayer group), and is also involved with the yearbook, sewing and drama clubs. She has maintained an 80% average in her classes placing her on the Honour Roll. She is also busy outside of school with babysitting, cleaning a local office building and helping out at Treasure Seekers (the ministry for those ages two and three) at church. Of course

Really I should be cleaning my house and getting ready for a day of marathon cookie baking tomorrow but my house is quiet and I feel like writing so here I am :) This Christmas season is so far a pretty great one. I was able to have a day for myself yesterday which is a huge blessing. I don't remember a day that quite as relaxing and fun as yesterday. I can't believe how at ease I was wondering around the mall shooping by myself. Once upon at time that wouldn't have happened. It was a great day to realize how far I've come in my battle with anxiety. Today I am tired, it was a very late night but such fun to search for holiday deals and find gifts for my family and friends. I still have a ways to go but I don't think I will break the bank this Christmas :) There a many highlights already this December with more to come. While our family schedule doesn't really allow for us to have family devotions every night in Dec. the times we have had have been very mean