Amy Grant's "Breath of Heaven"

My friend Cindy sent this to me (thank you, Cindy!) and it was so lovely I wanted to share it with you. Some might recognize "The Nativity," which is lovely in and of itself, but when paired with this song, it brings together all the doubts and faith and hope of motherhood and Mary and Christmas and the celebration of Christ and why He's important to each and every one of us today. Enjoy! (Note: you may want to have some tissues handy...I bawled like a little girl the first time I watched it).

How Much is that Daphne in the Window

So, our dear sweet cousin L has given the girls (specifically Miss O, who oh so sadly didn't have a stuffed "pet" in a bag, as her older sisters did...note the maternal sarcasm) her old Bratz Cat (or, more specifically, a Bratz Petz Catz...ugh). "Daphne" is the purple one. I kinda didn't give it to her because I'm personally against the Bratz line of stuff, and ended up just putting it in a bag of clothes meant for Miss A when she hits her next growth spurt, but Miss O found it and has fallen in love with it.

Alas, she thinks it's a dog.

She has so far taken her "dog" for a walk. She has "fed" her "dog" and often just comes up to me and says, "I just want to hold my dog. Ruff!"

sigh.

Miss A has announced that maybe next year, she'd like a cat. I am allergic to said beasts, so I think Daphne may be the closest thing that we get to them.