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Wishing You a Merry Christmas–Elf-Style!

By on December 25, 2009 in Family

OK, elvish doesn’t describe our celebration today (aside from the little one running around in her gorgeous Christmas dress, twirling), but it did a few weeks ago. Realizing I’d never shared the photos with you, I decided to rectify that immediately. My Christmas gift to you: Elf Party Photos!

At my DivorceCare class, we watched a video before Thanksgiving on how to get through the holidays for the first, or not first, time after a divorce. One tip they had was to HALT–never let yourself get too Hungry, Angry, Lonely, or Tired.

This holiday season has been sweet and hectic and never once have I been emotional about being a single mom or the changes our family has undergone. The kids, also, have sailed through. What a miracle! God has blessed and protected us in so many ways. I actually thanked my ex-husband tonight for doing his part, which was really a huge contribution, to making this transitional Christmas such a success.

Heard of Beverly Lewis? Francine Rivers? Jerry Jenkins? Well, Titletrakk.com posted twenty-two Christian Authors’ favorite gifts on their site. And they included mine! Here’s a shout-out to my grandpa Smith. I LOVE my family–those with me or far away, those legally mine and those in process, and even those God plans to bring into my family in the future!

6 Responses to Wishing You a Merry Christmas–Elf-Style!

  1. Jessica December 26, 2009 at 3:13 pm #

    Glad you had such a sweet Christmas, and congrats on the mention! Very cool. 🙂

  2. Christina Berry December 26, 2009 at 5:41 pm #

    Jessica, thank you so much. I’m heading over to your blog to see how Christmas was for you. 🙂

    BTW, I think Titletrakk.com is one of the coolest websites. Still wows me that I’ve been mentioned there a few times. Also, can’t wait to read CJ Darlington’s book … the ARC came in the mail on Christmas EVE!

  3. Lee Smith December 27, 2009 at 10:25 pm #

    Congrats on the mention ~ such great shoulders to rub with too. :o)

    I’m also thrilled you had such a wonderful Christmas.

  4. Warren Baldwin December 31, 2009 at 6:42 am #

    I have been talking to someone going through a divorce now – started before Thanksgiving. The holidays have a been a real burden to everyone in the family – the man, his (soon-to-be) ex-wife and his kids. This divorce recovery thing you are doing is a real service. wb

  5. Christina Berry January 3, 2010 at 2:12 am #

    Warren, you should have the man go to http://www.divorcecare.com and plug in his zip code to see if there is a class near him. It’s an amazing program that uses tons of scripture to direct separated/divorcing/divorced people deal with everything.

    Thanks for coming by!

  6. Nikole Hahn January 4, 2010 at 2:24 pm #

    I hope your Christmas was everything you wanted this year. Great blog!