The most wonderful time of the year

     I am so excited to spend my fourth Christmas with Isabella!  I love the holidays, and they have become so much more fun.
     She has loved helping decorate the house with me and my mom.  I get so much more excited in the preparation for the holidays than ever before.
     We have already been to Fantasy of Trees and road in the Downtown Knoxville Christmas play with her dance agency.  We also plan to go to Dollywood, iceskating and to see Santa Claus, of course, at Bass Pro.
      I love all the holiday crafts she brings home from church and school.  I am also anxious to see the Christmas play she and her church class have been working on.
      She gives me a reason to act like a kid again this time of year, and I love it!

Now I lay me down to sleep

     My favorite time of the day is laying down with Isabella for prayer time.
     This is something we've done since she could barely talk, and I would say the majority of it for her.  Now, she knows the entire prayer and gets so excited for us to say it each night.
    Also, she realizes which day of the week is Sunday and has a fit if we even consider skipping church for the day.  She loves going to her church class on Wednesdays too.  They have a bible lesson and do crafts each week.  They are working on the church Christmas play.
    At her Mother's Day Out, they also do a bible lesson and learn songs about Jesus.
    Instilling good values is very important to me, and I'm so glad it has become such a big and important part of her life as well.

"Every good and perfect gift is from above." James 1:17