When does your house become a home? There are probably many philosophies on that, but I think for us, this new house became a home at Christmas. Specifically, when Daddy came home, and we spent Christmas together. I've said before that home is wherever we can be together. Well, that bond is intensified so sweetly at Christmastime, when combining the spirit of our Savior, Jesus Christ, with the love we feel for each other. It's the love of Jesus Christ that holds a family together, and living his gospel that keeps happiness in the home. We try very hard to make our home a place the Savior would want to be. Everything good, and wonderful our family has had, we can easily see are blessings from a loving Heavenly Father. The greatest and sweetest blessings seem to always come when we are all together. Having Daddy home...well, to this verbose writer, words fail to describe that gift. We all love him so much. Christmas with him safe and home meant everything to us, and we will never stop being grateful for that time we had together.
In case you can't read the print on the last slide, the quote is:
“It is in the home that we form our attitudes, our deeply held beliefs. It is in the home that hope is fostered or destroyed. Our homes are to be more than sanctuaries; they should also be places where God’s Spirit can dwell, where the storm stops at the door, where love reigns and peace dwells”
-- Thomas S. Monson
Very sweet. You can see the love and joy in everyone's eyes.
ReplyDeleteI love how you have such a Christ-centered home. Your family looks complete with everyone home :)
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