Our 2014 Video Christmas Card

Anyone else LOVE Christmas cards? Is it embarrassing to admit receiving Christmas cards is one of my top 5 favorite things about the holiday season? I know so many of us keep up with one another through social media now, but there is something glorious about knowing a friend intentionally thought of you, wrote your address, and stamped an envelope just for you. Plus, who doesn’t love an excuse to get dressed up and have a photo shoot? ;) {if we were home we would have hired Ashley Monogue Photography in a heart beat!}

Growing up my family always put our Christmas cards on {an incredibly cute reindeer} display near our front door. Last year Caleb and I kept the Christmas cards we received and prayed for the different individuals/families/couples after the holiday season ended. I am baffled that we actually received a few Christmas cards this year in Thailand. But we are that much more thankful for the people who took the time to send us a card half way around the world.

If we wanted to get Christmas cards to each of our family and friends in America, we would have had to send the Christmas cards out in early October. And let’s be honest… that was just not realistic. So in lieu of sending a Christmas card this year, we created the little video above.

My students and I have a “Bible verse of the week.” And sometimes, difficult words from our “verse of the week” end up as a bonus on our Friday spelling tests. So for the past couple months we have been reviewing a few verses that lead to the birth of Jesus. Can you guess which students are mine and which students are Caleb’s? Hint- Caleb’s students are older.