Christmas Decorations

This Christmas looks so different than others in the past. In fact, last year, I thought was hard enough, not having a home and not being able to really have those Christmas traditions that I desired. We were in between homes and packing for China, visiting family one last time. Packing was in full swing and Christmas decorations were already put in storage. Last year, I kept saying, next year, it will be different. We will be settled into our home in China and we will begin to make those traditions as a family together and truly be able to focus on Jesus' birth. Well...who knew that we wouldn't be in China, we wouldn't have those traditions, but we would be in Bangkok where it is 95 degrees outside and truly doesn't even feel like the Christmas season at all. I honestly wouldn't even realize it was Christmas if it weren't for Facebook statuses :) So, today, Clark went and bought us a tree. We decorated it with lights and tinsel and put it on the desk here in the main room and now as I look it, I realize that Christmas isn't about decorations but about focusing on Him. But yet, I will admit, this 36 week pregnant, hormonal woman wishes that we could have a "normal" Christmas. Well..there is always next year! :) Enjoy a few pictures that I took of us putting our tree up! Notice the last picture with palm trees in the background...something is just wrong with that, we need the snow that we had in China! :)





Merry Christmas from our family to yours!