Since I last blogged our family has:
1.  Attended our church Christmas Dinner and children's program where Maddie and Ty both played accompaniment on piano for the kids.  This was a first for both of them.


2.  Lived through an F2 tornado that hit our county on Thursday evening.  We were blessed to only lose power for 24 hours and sustain no damage at all.


3.  Gone to Atlanta overnight for our annual McElroy Family Christmas Celebration.


4.  Attended Buckhead Church with my SIL and BIL where we heard the gospel message preached and rocked out to the loudest praise music EVER.


5.  Attended our annual Christmas Eve Candlelight Service.  Maddie was an acolyte, Wes took part in the processional, Tyler read Scripture, I sang a solo and Tom preached!  Yikes, all of us (but Tom) are looking forward to just soaking in the church service tomorrow at 10 am.


We are so excited about celebrating Jesus' birth.  A birthday cake is all ready and the day is just around the corner.  We pray that however you celebrate this event you remember this:  Light has come into the darkness.  All our sins, all our weaknesses, all our insecurities don't matter to our Father God.  Once we see Jesus as the answer and accept the gift of his death for ours, we are seen as perfect in our God's sight. There will never again be a time when we are isolated, alone, unforgiven. We now have one who is crazy in love with us and passionate on our behalf, who is always there FOR us each moment of the day. That's good news.  That's life and light. That's Jesus. And that's what we celebrate.


Merry Christmas from the McElroys. Through Christ may you experience "exceedingly more than you can ask or imagine." (see Ephesians 3).


Wednesday's workout:  Firm Zero in 10 Legs, Buns and Arms; 10 MS Yoga for Beginners


Thursday's workout:  Ellen Barrett Grace and Gusto (standing pilates blend)


Nothing since then due to having no electricity, traveling out of town, and Christmas.  I'm looking forward to hitting it HARD on Monday.