Greenwald Flight Following: Cade's First Christmas

When they say that you haven't experienced Christmas until you do so with a precious little one in your midst, "they" are RIGHT!

The night before Christmas, after getting our little man in his snowman pajamas and settling down for bed, Pete and I read the story of Jesus' birth to Cade. It was a series of moments I will never forget. The usually squirming, "needing" to play/move/be on-the-go child that Pete and I are lucky to call our son sat still and listened. He took it in and seemed to enjoy the story. After it was over we continued our nightly ritual by saying our prayers and snuggling our sweet baby boy for a few minutes before laying him down in his crib.

He is so much fun at this age and we knew we would need our sleep before tackling the next day of opening packages and celebrating the birth of Jesus for the first time with our son! As I held him in my arms I tried to imagine what life was like without this precious little boy and realized that after 11 months of officially being a "momma", I just don't even want to think about the richness our lives were lacking. Similarly, and to a much greater degree, I tried to imagine what life would have been like before Jesus strapped on flesh and was born into this sinful world in need of a Savior, in need of Him. And just like I feel about motherhood, that I wouldn't go back to how things were before, I can't imagine a world with no hope, no Jesus.

Our little guy has opened up a whole new world to us and we are grateful for every breath, every move, every clap, every "no", and every moment of his life. We are thankful that just as Cade brings joy to our lives, there was a babe, who left the perfection of heaven to rescue us and to remind us of our need for an everlasting, ever-loving, ever present God who is oh-so BIG and delights in the details of our everyday. And that this man-God Jesus isn't just for us to know, but for the whole world to know.

What a blessing it is to be parents, what a blessing it is to know Jesus, and what a blessing it is to be Biblically charged with sharing His GOOD NEWS to those who have never heard of it!

We are thrilled everyday to be able to share this Good News of Jesus with our son and Cade's first Christmas was such a celebration of His life!

Here are some pictures of Cade opening up some little surprises our family got him in honor and celebration of Jesus: