The past few days have encouraged me to buck up, cheer up, get the eff ohhhverrrr mehsulf… and enjoy Christmas. Since, my heart has been full of yulecheer inspired by the christchild. It all started when I saw this (not the christchild, but young… so it pointed in the right direction.)
And it was uphill from there. Look, I have friends!
emily, elisha, sara, me – sunday afternoon after church lunch. reminiscent of fun 8 year old times. and can i make an observation? that hat looks cool from the angle i see it at when i look in a mirror but hello… here it looks like a tea cozy on my head. how come no one told me???
evo & anne. regifting a treasure (i am putting this photo forward as front page ysm web content. i think it could be a contender, no?)
And some of my friends have babies (see… more evidence that my heart is compassing towards the christchild) – these specific babes have perfect ears and phenomenal photography skills.
elisha’s little jake.
maryellen’s talented joshua.
I think what pushed me over the top this weekend was setting up the tree. (Duh.) It was pulling all of Jo’s ornaments that I have collected over the years that really did it. Thanks for being so generous, talented and kind Johannah! Your gifts are treasured and I’m sure that this will amount to an extra jewel on your crown (>?!) one day because truly, opening that box to decorate the tree turned me from a green grinch.. . back into myself.
And last but not least. Last night was our neighbourhood youth “Winter” party. Let’s be honest, if playing a wildly physical game of Twister with a bunch of lovely youth (with highly conservative parents!) from a variety of different faith backgrounds doesn’t scream “yulecheer! christmas! christchild!” – I’m not sure what does.











