Winter Snow

this song is so moving, the lyrics so touching.  during this crazy season, this song is such a great reminder of the real reason for the season; Jesus leaving the perfection of heaven and coming to earth as a humble baby to live a life on earth.  wow!  i am so thankful for this reason to celebrate!  i encourage you to take a minute to listen to this song and read the lyrics as well.  i hope it touches your heart like it did mine.   Merry Christmas!

Winter Snow

by Audrey Assad and Chris Tomlin 

Could've come like a mighty storm
With all the strength of a hurricane
You could've come like a forest fire
With the power of heaven in Your flame

But You came like a winter snow
Quiet and soft and slow
Falling from the sky in the night
To the earth below

You could've swept in like a tidal wave
Or an ocean to ravish our hearts
You could have come through like a roaring flood
To wipe away the things we've scarred

But You came like a winter snow
(Yes, You did)
You were quiet
You were soft and slow
Falling from the sky in the night
To the earth below

Oh, no, Your voice wasn't in a bush burning
No, Your voice wasn't in a rushing wind
It was still
It was small
It was hidden

You came like a winter snow
Quiet and soft and slow
Falling from the sky in the night
To the earth below

Falling
To the earth below
You came falling
From the sky in the night
To the earth below 

Luke 2:13-14

my top 5 favorite Christmas movies!

i couldn't resist posting my favorite Christmas movies.  there are so many to choose from but narrowing it down to 5 wasn't too hard for me as i tend to get obsessed with one in particular...see if you can guess which one that is.  :)  feel free to comment below with your top 5!  

5. HOME ALONE 

"Guys, I'm eating junk and watching rubbish! You better come out and stop me!"

4. CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS

"Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!"

3. NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION

"Clark, I don't want to spend the holidays dead!"

2. ELF

"The best way to spread Christmas Cheer, is singing loud for all to hear!"

1. THE GRINCH WHO STOLE CHRISTMAS (with Jim Carrey)

"The nerve of those Whos.  Inviting me down there on such short notice!  Even if I wanted to go my schedule wouldn't allow it.  4:00, wallow in self pity; 4:30, stare into the abyss; 5:00, solve world hunger, tell no one; 5:30, jazzercize; 6:30, dinner with me-I can't cancel that again; 7:00, wrestle with myself-loathing....I'M BOOKED!  Of course, if I bump the loathing to 9, I could still be done in time to lay in bed, stare at the ceiling and slip slowly into madness....BUT WHAT WOULD I WEAR?" 

"You don't have a chance with her, you're 8 years old and you have a BEARD!"

"One man's toxic sludge is another man's potpourri....I don't know, some kind of soup."

"Saving you?  Is that what you think I was doing?  Wrongo!  I just noticed you were improperly packaged, my dear!"

"Blast this Christmas music!  It's joyful AND triumphant!" 

"Hate, hate, hate.  Hate, hate, hate.  Double hate.  LOATHE ENTIRELY!"

"Down a size and a half!  And this time, I'll keep it off!"

"Give me that!  Don't you know you're not supposed to take things that don't belong to you?  What's the matter with you, you some kind of wild animal?  Huh?"

 

"There'll be no sad faces on Christmas!"

"I'm the Grinch that stole Christmas....and I'm sorry."

"So they wanna get to know me, do they?  Spend a little quality time....with THE GRINCH!"

"That's what it's all about, right?  That's what it's ALWAYS been about!  Gifts, gifts, gifts, gifts, gifts, gifts!  Do you know what happens to your gifts?  They all come to me...in your garbage!  Do you see what I'm saying here?  IN YOUR GARBAGE!  I could hang myself with all the bad Christmas neckties I found at the dump!  And the avarice...the avarice never ends! "I want golf clubs!" "I want diamonds!" "I want a pony so i can ride it twice, get bored, and sell it to make glue!"  Look, I don't wanna make waves here, but this WHOLE Christmas season is STUPID! STUPID! STUPID!  There is however, one teeny, tiny, Christmas tradition that I find quite meaningful....mistletoe.  SO PUCKER UP AND KISS IT, WHOVILLE!"