Need to slow down, too?

In case we are not busy enough right now and we don't have enough snow to shovel, I thought I'd give you one more task to complete this week before Christmas. My sister-in-law tagged me last night. I better do it because I hate to admit this to my friends, but I was in such a hurry the other day that I made a peanut butter and ketchup sandwich because I was on the run. The squeezable ketchup looks a lot like jelly. I better slow down...

1. List 12 random things about yourself that has to do with Christmas.
2. Please refer to it as a 'hoopla'.

3. You have to specifically tag people when you're done. None of this"if you're reading this, consider yourself tagged" stuff is allowed...then nobody ends up actually doing it. The number of people who you tag is really up to you -- but the more, the merrier to get this 'hoopla' circulating through the blogosphere.
4. Please try and do it as quickly as possible. The Christmas season will be over before we know it and I'd like to get as many people involved as possible.

Let me think... these are not in any particular order, just random thoughts...

1- I don't like to share my kids with their dad, but know I have to.
2- I love the tree skirt my good friend's mother made us for a wedding gift in 1984.
3- My family celebrates Christmas on Christmas Eve.
4- My mother always made Polish cabbage rolls and boiled potatoes for Christmas Eve dinner. (I just looked up how to spell "Glumpkie" and I couldn't find it.)
5- I love to hear all of the Christmas carols, but for some reason the song, "The Gift" by Garth Brooks touches me deeply.
6- I love to see everyone's ornaments on their tree and hear the stories behind them.
7- We go to church on Christmas Eve and I love how during the service our pastor lights the first candle and we all light each other's candles and the whole church is lit up after total darkness.
8-We always send out Christmas cards with pictures. The first one I took, my daughter had to hold up my son when he was tiny.
9- I don't shop early.
10- The only cookies I must have are peanut butter buckeyes.
11- My favorite Christmas gift was a video that my kids gave me that they made in one of their high school classes. (They both made one.)
12- I love that I know the true meaning of Christmas and am so grateful for the gift God gave us! Jesus is all I need every single day of my life!
Listen to this sweet song...


Please pray for these girls from Thailand. I only know the names of the four girls in the front row, but God knows all of them by name! The four in the front are, Nabee, Meemeu, Arnong, Lamduan. If you want more info on them, visit Bev's blog.

I am going to have to break the rules this time and just ask anyone who wants to do it to join us. As much as I didn't want to have to think today, I am glad I just slooooooooowed down a little bit to appreciate this most special time! Anyone feel like joining me?

In His Love,
Angie xoxo