Tis the Season

I am a fickle shopper.  I like to find good deals and move on.  If I don't, then I get a little irritable.  So, Christmas shopping for me has its highs and lows.  I do love to get gifts for the ones I love, especially when I really think they will like it too.  I have found it much easier to buy for girls then boys.  I wonder if men feel the same way.   The last couple of weeks I have been so blessed to go shopping with each member of my family individually (except for Cassandra and Isabella).  I love spending time with my husband and kiddos so much and they enjoy buying gifts for each other.  I have suggested that they draw names, but they still want to get all of their siblings and David and I gifts.  I can't complain that is what God did for us, He gave us the best gift.  Shopping we have done and now the shopping is done.  So lets do some more baking and enjoy the time together and focus on the true reason for the season.  

This week I did get to make cake balls for my first time and they turned out quite yummy.  We had our Christmas party with our Bright Lights girls and made the cake balls for that.  I have so enjoyed our Bright Lights group and curriculum.  It just so happened that our last two lessons were on Contentment and Sensitivity.  What perfect lessons for this season.  My co-leader, Ivy, has been gone on a mission trip for a couple months, but now she is home and it is so wonderful to have her back.  She is an excellent example to the girls of a young woman living a beautiful Christian life and the girls love her.  I am blessed to work in ministry with Ivy.  Oh, I also got to go shopping and have lunch with Ivy.  We got the girls yarn as Christmas gifts and they were thrilled.  Several of the girls bring their knitting and crochet projects to the meetings and will work on them there.  Here are a couple fun pictures from our party.  Hope all is well.

Tea time 

silly girls

Some played the piano and here even sang

a couple girls played their guitars

Emily did a wonderful job on the piano

a couple girls brought gifts for others

Danika and Sierra also played the piano.  Unfortunately I missed getting Sierra's picture.

God Bless,
Alicia