We started in September...I had wanted to do a children's Christmas musical at our church last year, but my health got in the way.  So this was the year...14 of the sweetest, most talented children that you will ever meet just happen to attend our church, and they made their director (that's me in the back...the one with the crazy hair...guess I was a bit "harried" that day...) VERY PROUD!

Getting all nostalgic this week, I had to dig out this photo from a Christmas morning long past.

Christmas morning, 1967.

Christmas brings out the reminiscing in me...thought I'd republish this post and video from a few years back (2010), of Mama sharing her Carolina childhood Christmas memories...back when life was harder but in many ways a whole lot simpler.  ENJOY!

Mama has some special memories of Christmas as she was growing up in North Carolina in the 1940's and '50's.  Her family may not have had much money, but there was plenty of love to go around and magical memories for a little girl!

Someone recently asked me to share my favorite Christmas memory.

Our Florida peeps are here!

My sister and her children Wyatt (15) and Seanna (11) arrived at Mama's house in flip-flops.

This is the home I grew up in.

The best part about December's short days and long hours of darkness is getting to enjoy my cozy cabin all decorated for Christmas.

I didn't know it was going to snow.

My youngest son Kyler, his wife Kara, and my adorable grandbabies Abram (2 1/2) and Lucy (7 months at the time)...a family photo shoot while we were visiting them in South Carolina last month.

When I got Krew out of bed last Friday morning, I told him God had a big surprise to show him outside.