Christmas Recap Christmas Eve Evening...

The evening before Christmas...

Used to be a time for our big family and close friends to gather for sandwiches or chili...

Play board games and have a Yankee gift exchange...

As I have gotten older...

Had children of my own...

Lost those we love along the way...

Christmas Eve evening has changed...

We are trying to sort things out...

Find new traditions...

And this year when our big family gathered...

Though still aching from our recent loss...

We rejoiced in our recent addition...

Though I adore this baby girl...

More than anything else...

I was able to celebrate Christmas with these two people...

And I can't seem to find the words...

To describe how incredibly grateful...

Deeply grateful...

For the gift of more time with my grandparents...

When so many in Joplin were grieving...

I was able to hug them...

Wish them a Merry Christmas...

There really are no words...