Welcome to our Christmas Page!
As before at the top and bottom left, the links to each year are available. May you enjoy as much as we did!
We want to share this video with you... it will make you think!
We love sharing our family
moments, but we would also love to share the reason for celebrating
Christmas! This is a true story and one that never gets old!
"Now
in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of
Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was
Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. And having
come in, the angel said to her, 'Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord
is with you; blessed are you among women!' But when she saw him, she
was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this
was. Then the angel said to her, 'Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have
found favor with God. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and
bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus. He will be great,
and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give
Him the throne of His father David. And He will reign over the house
of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.' Then Mary
said to the angel, 'How can this be, since I do not know a man?' And
the angel answered and said to her, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon
you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also,
that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. Now
indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old
age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren.
For with God nothing will be impossible.' Then Mary said, 'Behold the
maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.' And
the angel departed from her.
Now
Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, to
a city of Judah, and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted
Elizabeth. And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary,
that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the
Holy Spirit. Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said 'Blessed
are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! But why is
this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For
indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the
babe leaped in my womb for joy. Blessed is she who believed, for there
will be a fulfillment of those things wihich were told her from the
Lord.'" Luke 1:26-45
And
it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar
Augustus that all the world should be registered. This census first
took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. So all went to be
registered, everyone to his own city. Joseph also went up from
Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David,
which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of
David, to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with
child. So it was that while they were there, the days were completed
for her to be delivered. And she brought forth her first born Son, and
wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because
there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:1-7
Take the time each year to read the entire story! Luke chapters 1 and 2! We love this story!
May God bless you all
Love
Katie Beth