Christ with us... Emmanuel.
Our King - the King of Kings - is born!
Gloria in excelsis Deo!!
But for our family, Christmas is always been about Him - Christ. Christmas is all about Him... the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ and the greatest love that made it happen. I feel fortunate that, over the years, God has used me as an instrument of giving love to our family on the day of His only Son's birth. My nieces and nephews and their parents saw how Christmas became a tradition of a special day to express love, care, and familial affection. Over the years, they have started building their own families, and it is wonderful to see them keep the tradition in their own families. Most of them remember....
...and they come to visit on Christmas day to show their love, and it just absolutely warms the heart.
This year is very special because it is our first time to celebrate Christmas day at our new 'second home' in a City about 45km south of our 'primary home'. Of course, we spent Christmas Eve and had our Christmas Eve dinner in our primary home after attending Misa de Gallo. We then traveled to our second home on Christmas morning where my siblings and our nieces and nephews came to celebrate Christmas with us. It was only for a few hours of merrymaking as they have their own plans, too... but it was more than enough. It was enough to make us feel how blessed we are... and how God's love is in everyone's heart in our family - happiness, indeed! And we so love that little babe in that magical manger!
From our family to yours, HAPPY CHRISTMAS!! May God bless us all.
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