Christmas time

a new way of understanding Christmas for me has been in the explaining of it to sophie, who is almost three. she seems to be in awe of all things Christmas and has some of the best lines, which brings a new excitement and joy to the whole season.

while holding the soap that sits by the kitchen sink and is held in a metal soap dish, sophie said, "mom, this is baby Jesus and this is where He laid, can i take Him to bed with me?"

after seeing a play with an angel, wise men, shepherds, mary, joseph and cloth that was wrapped up to look like a baby, sophie said,"it's okay mom, maybe next time i will get to hold the baby Jesus, okay?"

pretty much every day she wakes up and asks, "mom, is it baby Jesus' birthday today?"

when seeing yet another Christmas tree, sophie replied, "mom, look, that is for baby Jesus' birthday...there sure are a lot of His birthdays around."