Since hearing the homily during the first Sunday in Advent, this little prayer aspiration has been my mantra for the past 4 weeks of Advent..."Come, Lord Jesus!" It He has helped me survive during times of holiday stress and Advent sufferings to bear...In reality, it's the reality that He really is here with us and all we need to do is call out His name...And know wherever He is, He'll come running... Just like the old James Taylor song:) And He will come again in glory.
So we're finally here. Advent closes tomorrow and the Christmas season is upon us...Christmas is just beginning in the life of our faith. Christmas is not over. I am so thankful for that, grateful to be Catholic. There's more time. Time to bake the cookies I didn't get to, time to enjoy the decorations and Jesus in the manger, time to get back to my daily Magnificat readings that have been neglected in the bustling activity, time to reflect on the grace of God that appeared, time to dwell on the word made flesh, time to give glory to our Savior...Come, Lord Jesus!
Here are a few ideas for celebrating a Catholic 12 Days of Christmas.
I'm hoping to grab some time to blog hop and wish all of you a very blessed and Merry Christmas. Until I make my rounds, I am thankful for all of you friends here. Each of you inspire me to live my faith stronger and better with each passing year.
God bless you all as we celebrate the Good News...To us is born a Savior! Together, we look forward in joy to the coming of the Lord.
+Merry Christmas From Our Family To Yours+
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! May your family have a blessed birthday celebration & Christmas season.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lena and same to you:)
DeleteMerry Christmas and God bless all of you!! What a beautiful photo of all of you!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jamie! God bless all of you too:)
DeleteMerry Christmas, Tiffany!! May you & your dear family have a blessed Christmas Season!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas to you too, Jessica!
DeleteA beautiful reflection, Tiffany. The photo has a beautiful backdrop to a "complete" family. welcome home to your eldest, and happy blessed merry Christmas to you and your family!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Gardenia! We are enjoying the pieces out of having our complete family all together again. Blessed Christmas to you too:)
DeleteMerry Christmas Tiffany! You've summed up the importance of this most important holiday and how the whole world should be praying "Come, Lord Jesus!" You have a beautiful family! Love the landscape.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Noreen! Thanks for stopping by:) We were blessed by the beautiful landscape of Lake Tahoe!
DeleteWhat a beautiful picture including the setting! Merry Christmas, Tiffany! I always leave your site encouraged and inspired! Peace, Annita +JMJ+
ReplyDeleteThank you, Annita...I always cherish your comments when you stop by. Starting a blog yet? hee hee:) Merry Christmas to you and family!
DeleteMerry Christmas to you! Your wreath is beautiful. When I first looked at your family picture, it almost looks superimposed, the background is so calm. But the shadows make it real. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Nicole~Merry Christmas to you too and thank you for stopping by! I touched up the photo over at Instagram so that's why the lighting looks a little different. Funny, I see what you mean! It was taken at Lake Tahoe, if you know where that is:)
DeleteMerry Christmas, Tiffany!! You and your family are a huge inspiration to me - for I only want my family to be a "Family at the Foot of the Cross". I'm pleased to have met you! May God grant you all extra blessings during this wonderful Christmas Season!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, Jennifer, thank you so much! I am truly inspired by you over at Catholic Inspired as well:) God bless your dear family and Merry Christmas!
DeleteMerry Christmas to you and yours!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Kara and God bless you and family:)
DeleteMerry Christmas to you and your family!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Christine! I love your blog and all you share...Thank you and God Bless!
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