So it looks like church is out for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Rachael was fussing all night, and threw up her dinner from last night this a.m. at breakfast (eww!). WTH!! She was just throwing up last Friday!! We are going to fall back on our standing Christmas tradition - kids throwing up and/or oozing snot and/or hooked up to the nebulizer for breathing treatments. Abby, Joshua, and Jacob still have a pretty bad cold. Deren stayed home from work. Neither of us feel that great, but after cleaning up roast beef that's been in a toddlers stomach for over 12 hrs, who would??

I'm so bummed. When I prayed this morning I asked for forgiveness for being so self-centered. We are celebrating Jesus' birthday, and look at the sacrifice he made for us. Much, much bigger than a temporary bug. Does it matter if we go to church? (sniff, sniff) We will be thankful at home this year.