Awaiting The Epiphany
Christmas decorations are still lighting up the halls in our household as we live out the Twelve Days of Christmas and await The Feast of the Epiphany. The Catholic Church celebrates the event where the Magi, also called the Three Wise Men or Three Kings, traveled to pay homage to the newborn King, Jesus Christ and believe the Epiphany to be when the Christmas season officially ends, being January 6th, twelve days after Christmas. This year we started a new tradition in the Craft Household for Christmas in which the Three Wise Men bring our children gifts symbolizing the gifts of the Magi ... Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh. Gold (a gift fit for a king) is our child's favorite thing, something that they really desire. Frankincense (something used to worship at a temple) is a gift we give our children that will help them grow in their Catholic faith. Myrrh (items used out of necessity / for embalming) we gift our children socks and underwear!
Ringing In The New Year
Lord, we offer You our hearts and place our trust in You, desiring that You work through us in all that we do this day. We thank You for the trails and tribulations this past year has brought us as it is written in Romans 5 that "we rejoice in our sufferings because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us." We are grateful for Wrigley's joyful and loving heart as well as his warm embrace and smile. We are thrilled to have a new blessing on the way and thank You for that gift. We ask that you draw ever so near and fill us with the fire of the Holy Spirit as we rejoice in Jesus's birth and are reminded of the blessing of new life. Thank you for always loving us! May these prayers be purified before they ascend to Your Divine Alter.
Random Blog News Flash
WRIGLEY: I just wanted to share one of my favorite moments this past week. Unprompted, Wrigley's new term of endearment for mommy is angel. I don't know where he came up with it but I'm loving it. The other day he said "Mommy you look like an angel. You're beautiful like the angels who sing!" As the tears welled up in my eyes my first thought was "uh oh, what does he want?" not putting it past our smart little fella to be wanting something like chocolate BUT rather than ask what he wanted a voice in my head was saying to just give him a hug. So, with a huge smile on my face I gave him the biggest hug and just loved on him. He didn't want anything as it turns out. God's presence was so strong in that moment for which I am forever grateful ... what a sweet lil' blessing!
NEW BLOG NAME: We have changed our blog name from ccubed.blogspot.com to ccccraftingalegacy.blogspot.com. Although I am proud of our creativity in ccubed (Chad and Colette Craft) created when we got married, I thought it would be nice to switch it up for the sake of adding kiddos to the brood as we continue our blogging journey and share with you our joyful hearts and many blessings!
Random Blog News Flash
WRIGLEY: I just wanted to share one of my favorite moments this past week. Unprompted, Wrigley's new term of endearment for mommy is angel. I don't know where he came up with it but I'm loving it. The other day he said "Mommy you look like an angel. You're beautiful like the angels who sing!" As the tears welled up in my eyes my first thought was "uh oh, what does he want?" not putting it past our smart little fella to be wanting something like chocolate BUT rather than ask what he wanted a voice in my head was saying to just give him a hug. So, with a huge smile on my face I gave him the biggest hug and just loved on him. He didn't want anything as it turns out. God's presence was so strong in that moment for which I am forever grateful ... what a sweet lil' blessing!
NEW BLOG NAME: We have changed our blog name from ccubed.blogspot.com to ccccraftingalegacy.blogspot.com. Although I am proud of our creativity in ccubed (Chad and Colette Craft) created when we got married, I thought it would be nice to switch it up for the sake of adding kiddos to the brood as we continue our blogging journey and share with you our joyful hearts and many blessings!
Enjoy the below pictures OR click HERE for more of 2014
2014 Slide Show
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2014 Slide Show
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Congratulations on your new Blog! I like it! We appreciate your creativity, initiative and desire to communicate! We always enjoy photos of your precious Wrigley, and of you two parents enjoying time with him, and with each other. Keep on posting, praying and laughing!
ReplyDeleteWhoa! My comment posted as January 17 at 2:52 AM....no....actually at Jan 16, 7:53 PM. :)
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