Christmas 2010

A beautiful Christmas morning. Wonderful waking up in a house full of love. Kids who still love to discover their stockings.











A dog who can EASILY find her stocking.










Even with all this joy....it's still hard to forget that both of my boys were not with us for Christmas. Seth is far away in Georgia. Luke, well, Luke was in Apple Valley and just didn't want to come. It's hard to believe, but that was the choice he made. While my heart if full of joy and love, it is also heartbroken over distance and a broken relationship. My hope is that if you have broken relationships in your life, that you let your love shine through. Put the hurt behind you and FORGIVE as you have been forgiven.
Mitch Albom says it best:

"Holding anger is a poison...It eats you from inside...We think that by hating someone we hurt them...But hatred is a curved blade...and the harm we do to others...we also do to ourselves."
— Mitch Albom (The Five People You Meet in Heaven

My hope for you is a BLESSED CHRISTMAS filled with LOVE!

Vikings Outside at TCF Stadium

Seth flew home this weekend to be part of history. He wanted to be there for a home Vikings game played outside.
Even though we lost...BIG TIME! (40-14), Seth had a great time.

Favre played his last game at home tonight as well.

And So It Ends

So tonight we sit and watch the closing ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
So many memories of these games: Lindsey Vonn, Apolo Anton Ohno, Shaun White, Evan Lysacek....and so many more. So close for both men's and women's hockey!
I'm proud to be an American. Our total medal count was 37! Pretty amazing!