The weekend before Christmas.

I married a man who loves to mall walk. Especially at Christmas. He loves the chaos. He loves the decoration and glimpses of Santa. Crazily, we headed to Asheville the Saturday before Christmas. The grinch in me was not looking forward to it - but it turned out to be a wonderful day!  I got to shop a bit, we didn't lose any of the kids :), they got to jump at the jumping thing, Cracker Barrel for lunch... One of my most favorite - I mean most most favorite - parts of the Christmas season is the candlelight service at our

Church. It's the perfect time for reflecting on our Saviors birth. And with his birth, the path to the cross that give us our greatest gift -

Salvation. Luke loved the candles at the end. I have so loved watching the newness of Christmas season through my children's eyes!