12/20/2025
2025 has been a beautiful year, and a challenging year as well. One thing that has not changed for me is my gratefulness for the gift of family. It’s not lost on me how each day is a treasure. Holding each other close through all the joys and sadness and reveling in God’s gift of each other.
I recently drove by a church and I thought the sign said “Emergency Advent”. (Thank you vision changes in your 40s) It actually said “Experience Advent”. However, I can’t get that initial phrase out of my head. In a world where there is so much heartache and pain, life can feel like an emergency. In days homeschooling my children, my home sometimes feels loud and chaotic and quite like an emergency. When a loved one is diagnosed with a terminal cancer, it feels like a slow and drawn out emergency. But, Advent. We remember Love Came Down At Christmas. So, Emergency, Advent. Advent pulls us in … to the slowing down, the pausing, the waiting. This December I’m here relishing that with each gathering, with each decoration, with each moment with a loved one.
Merry Christmas to you all! 🎄
Thank you so much for capturing our family this year at Pilot Mtn!
