Oh man!!

OK this is my second post saying that I'm sorry for not updating this thing. Turns out I'm not that great at blogging. For some reason, my days seem so short and cramped. I feel like I rush through everything, especially during Christmas time. I love Christmas but there is always so much to do. Time sneaks up on me and the next thing I know, my sister's getting married and Christmas is here. So this week has been extremely crazy. I have been at the mall almost everyday. I still have millions of presents to wrap and a lot of them have to be mailed out. URRGGH!!! I'm so far behind!!! BUT - I LOVE this time of year!!!! Asher is really enjoying it and he's so excited about Santa coming. He actually sat on his lap at the mall. It took some convincing but he was excited. When Santa asked what he wanted, Asher whispered, "Presents!" Simple enough!! I just can't wait for him to wake up and see his presents from Santa.

Speaking of presents, this year I have really realized just how blessed we are. I'm so thankful for God's faithfulness in our lives. We are in a place where we are able to give Asher presents for Christmas when a lot of parents can't do that for their children. My heart aches for those who are in hard situations this year. I want to share this story... Adam volunteers every Friday at a school in north Tulsa. It's definitely in a low income part of town. The kids in this school are really sweet but they have a hard life. During Christmas, the principal puts every class up for adoption. Some of our friends and family have joined together and we adopted a second grade class. We have 20 kids and are only allowed to spend $35 on each kid. I know this is only fair but it's so hard! It breaks my heart because I know that for some kids, the presents they recieve at school will be the only Christmas they have. I know that there is SOOO much more to Christmas than presents (especially remembering the TRUE meaning of Christmas) but I can't imagine a child not knowing the joy and excitement that Christmas brings. It reminds me of the kid on the Polar Express who sings the song about Christmas. He says that he knows Christmas is supposed to be all these wonderful things but he has never really seen it. Anways, I'm just so excited to be able to be a part of it. God is so good to me! I'm so proud of Adam for the time and energy he puts into making those kids feel special.