December 24

It was a beautiful Christmas Eve. Isaac and I ventured out this morning so he could buy the last gift he needed and in the process, had his first experience driving in pouring rain. 

He aced both the gift-selecting and the road-navigating, and did so with a significant pep in his step and a big smile on his face. And at our last stop, we were rewarded with a huge rainbow that spanned across the sky (and reflected in the puddles in the parking lot). 

Then this evening, after Adam finished baking a new batch of cookies for Santa, we went off to church, and afterward returned home and enjoyed chicken parmesan for dinner.

And now Adam and I are watching "Comfort and Joy" in the family room and gearing up for Santa's visit. The stockings and hung and the tree is lit. 

And as Christmas nears, I am grateful for the birth of Jesus all those years ago. Because that sweet baby changed everything.