Why This Book Made Me Cry

This time last year we were kicking off our 6 month stay in Texas by having the most exciting Christmas gathering! Aunts, Uncles, Grandma's, cousins...many meeting Addison for the first time! My parents gave us a book "Twas The Night Before Christmas" that my Dad read and recorded. I think it was from Hallmark. Anyway, I had no idea how special this book would be until this month. The girls have listened to their Papa read this book to them so many times I've lost count. One day when Addison was feeling very sick, she grabbed her blanket and brought me the book and said, "Papa?" Oh man, break my heart and melt Papa's! This is how we roll, when living far from Grandparents:

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This is the face she makes when she hears her Papa's voice!

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This is for you Mom and Dad-

I have teared up at the end so many times. It breaks my heart at times to be so far from family, and holidays are the worst. As some friends of ours said once, we will make up for lost time in Heaven! We watched the BBC's 'The Nativity' last night and I was reminded just how human we are and how amazing it is that Christ would come as a baby! A squishy, tiny baby. So that we can a relationship with God. Thank you Jesus.

Merry Christmas from Wales!
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