Buzzwords of 2008

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A Favorite Christmas Carol

Since for me, the celebration of the birth of Christ lives on past December 25th, I put set Pandora to "Classic Christmas" today. This first song it picked for me has long been one of my very favorites.

What child is this, who lays to rest,
On Mary's lap is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
While shepherds watch are keeping?

This, this is Christ the King
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing.
Haste, haste to bring him praise,
The babe, the son of Mary.

So bring him incense, gold and myrrh
Come, peasant king, to own him.
The King of Kings salvation brings;
Let loving hearts enthrone him.

For me, this song gets at the wonder of a baby that warrants angel songs and visiting shepherds. What kind of baby could it be? Not just any baby.

Only the King of Kings. The One who would later suffer, and who, through His death, would conquer death and sin. The One who brings salvation, indeed.

What an incredible gift.

Let my heart love and enthrone Him.

Merry Christmas

Wishing you and yours a wonderful time of celebration.

The King is born, let the earth rejoice.

Colorado, Days 3 & 4

Yesterday we took the day off from skiing and had some nice family time. Our activities were low key - eating, playing cards, and going out to see Australia.
My arms and legs were very thankful for the break.

Today we were at nearby Beaver Creek.

Fall Total: 3
Today it was extra chilly, so we took an extra break for hot cocoa.

On the chair lift...
Beaver Creek is great for mountain views. We'd see sights like this at various turns.

So I was trying to take a picture of myself with the mountains in the background, but clearly took it a little close. However, upon further investigation I realized that in this picture you can not only see my mitten + camera, but ski runs in the background. See? It's artistic.

Ahh, that's better.

Colorado, Day 2

Fall Total: 5 (But they were much less spectacular than yesterday's)

One of my (many) favorite parts of skiing? It doesn't matter what your hair looks like. Case in point:
(I was originally in this picture, sporting an awesome hairdo, but it also included a rather unsightly double chin, so I cropped myself out.)

Me, a bit of a wimp when it comes to the cold. Josh usually skis with his face bare (like the next picture.) Me, on the other hand? Every inch of skin covered up.

Josh was a little ticked at me for taking this one. Stop trying to ski and take pictures at the same time!

Colorado, Day 1

Signing in from Vail, CO! We're here safe and sound.

Today we skiied Vail, and oh it was fun.

sunny + not too cold + good snow = wonderful skiing

Fall total: 3

Here is one of my better falls of the day - i bit it at the top of the hill and slid down about 100 ft on my back with my head pointed down the hill. I made Josh take my picture for your viewing pleasure. As he was taking it people kept stopping by to ask if I was okay.





No broken bones - yet!

Stay tuned for additional vacation pics throughout this week.

One of my favorite things about the holidays...

I love, love, love getting Christmas cards.