A little Christmas Miracle

I wanted to share a little Christmas miracle that happened to me and my wife. It was the usual sort of day before Christmas. We still had no idea what to get my brother in-law or my father in-law. I had some ideas but for the most part they are incredibly hard to shop for, not because I didn’t want to get them gifts but because my father in-law has everything he wants and my brother in-law isn’t very obvious in what he wants. I knew that my father in-law would be the hardest and that is why I left…

It seems that family might be more important than we thought

Today my wife and I were watching Christmas movies; it was a nice way to spend Sunday. It started with an 80′s classic “Smokey Mountain Christmas” with Dolly Parton and Lee Majors. I liked this movie because although the focus wasn’t on the Savior it was on the family and how it didn’t matter who your family was but rather that you were a part of a family and how you treated your family. The next movie was “What I did for love” and it was about a Los Angeles attorney that had to gain the respect of his girlfriend’s…

Everyday is a gift

For my wedding my wife and I received a plaque with “Everyday is a gift” inscribed on it. It now hangs on one of our walls as a constant reminder of how precious the present is, and how important it is to not take the day for granted. I think we often get caught up in the day to day grind of life and forget how important it is to treasure what we have in our life. Perhaps that is what the holiday season is all about, taking time to enjoy the moments that can bring us all together. In…