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Sunday, December 25, 2016

DAY 25!!

Merry Christmas! This is it, this is day 25! We've made it, we've survived and we have arrived at the most wonderful day of the year!

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Saturday, December 24, 2016

Day 24

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Friday, December 23, 2016

Day 23

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Thursday, December 22, 2016

Day 22

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Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Day 21

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Tuesday, December 20, 2016

Day 20

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Monday, December 19, 2016

Incase you don't know, we (that's you and Me!) at LostBumblebee Blog support a little boy names Edrisa. He is special, he has sparkling eyes, and is so full of love and affection, his hugs are seriously the best. Every month, all of the $1 donations that come in via the blog, go directly to supporting Edrisa who lives at Nurture Baby Home.

This morning I woke up to this amazing photo of Edrisa, he was hugging Fay, the momma at the baby home where he lives - I got to meet her when we went to Uganda last year and her heart has made a huge impact on my life.

I just wanted to share this with you, so you can see the joy in Edrisa's eyes and know that every donation you give, is supporting his health and happiness half way around the world!

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Sunday, December 18, 2016

Day 18

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Saturday, December 17, 2016

Day 17

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Friday, December 16, 2016

Day 16

More than halfway through the Advent season, are you enjoying this season? or are you feeling rushed, pressured, trying to keep up, praying to God that the credit card company will have a technical glitch and lose all your purchases?

The holidays can be a trying time, I find I live in nostalgia, thinking of the past, the way Christmas felt when I was little... the excitement that was almost unbearable. As an adult, I don't have that crazy excitement anymore, I have calculated risks. I know, what the heck? right? Ya, those calculated risks sometimes feel like, ok, if I give this all I've got, do you think it might possibly, even a little bit live up to my expectations? Sometimes I find I live more in the realm of expectations than reality- whoa. I know, what a great way to lose all hope, lose all joy, and basically set yourself up for disappointment.

I've written about writing an expectation list before, I like to mention it to my friends and family and you guys around this time of the year. I like to write a list of expectations I have, so that when I feel let down after Christmas, I can go check my list...

Some people might think this is a little crazy, but I guess it's also a safety net for my heart. Because I have such high hopes and nostalgia which, in all seriously cannot be met by anyone outside of my being- it's all up to me.

My list looks a little something like this:

1. spend quality time with Duy

2. spend time with friends

3. make our apartment feel like home

4. feel that cozy feeling

5. put together a puzzle

6. have hot cocoa and chat and play games

7. host dinner

8. watch a Hallmark Christmas movie with Duy

9. FaceTime with our nieces and nephews on Christmas morning

10.Chat with my mom (like every day, but especially on Christmas day)

11. call my dad

12. read the Christmas story

13. write our plans, hopes, and dreams for 2017

It might looks like a boring old list, but those are the things that bring me great joy during the holiday season, and when I write them out, it gives me a concrete list to go back to after the excitement of Christmas day when I am feeling that Christmas let down. I can check everything off my list, and add unexpected but welcomed feelings that have come.

So I encourage you, if you are like me with great expectations of a beautiful Christmas to write it down, because if you don't go visit your list, you may feel as though you missed all of the things you hoped for...

Don't let expectations steal your joy this year, take your hopes, dreams, and goals for this holiday season and write them down, seriously, grab that crazy beast by the horns and control it :)

Cheers! (as I sit here with youtube on my tv in the living room, blaring a roaring fire, with my Christmas tree lights on, hot coffee in hand, feeling like our apartment feels pretty cozy and a lot like home, with my Christmas puzzle under the tree waiting to be started... yup, I'm already checking things of my list... don't let those little things pass you by, write a list)

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Thursday, December 15, 2016

Day 15

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Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Day 14

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Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Day 13

Monday, December 12, 2016

Day 12

Sunday, December 11, 2016

Day 11

Saturday, December 10, 2016

Day 10

Friday, December 9, 2016

Day 9

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Day 8

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Day 7

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Day 6

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