{ DAY 426 }

Christmas2013-3 Christmas2013-2 Christmas2013 IMG_7682 IMG_7844 IMG_7808These pictures are a story.  A story of waiting and looking.  I was inspired by Anthroplogie’s Christmas catalog of coming home for the holidays.  Christmas can be such an interesting time of the year.  Maybe you’re happy that you get to be with family and friends but maybe you’re breaking inside because you don’t really feel like you have a home to return to.   Might I suggest to you the best present of all?  It is hope.  We’ve been waiting to celebrate Jesus’ birth and we are looking forward to him coming again.  He is hope.  When he becomes our hope he also becomes our home, our true place of rest.  He becomes the place we want to get back to.  He came down and lived among us so that he could live the life we should have lived and die the death we deserved in order to then rise from the dead and prepare an eternal home for us.  A place of joy, happiness, peace, security, and love.  Are you longing for those things?  Well they can all be found in the babe who came 2,000 years ago in a manger.  Jesus is those things and coming home to him is the only way to have true life.

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6)

Merry Christmas everyone! I’m so grateful for all your support and encouragement this year both to me and my kiddos!  

Soooo, I have one thing smack dab at the top of my Christmas list (pretty much the only thing on my list…).  I want to see my kiddos in India taken care of.  Will you consider giving them (and me) the best present by donating today on their behalf?  Will you support these orphans staying in loving homes this holiday season by giving?  Please consider donating $25 dollars or whatever you can give to children who have so SO much less than we do.  That is the true spirit of Christmas.

UPDATE!!!  80,633.19

UPDATE!!!! $86,293.19 So can we push it to the $90k?! 😀  You all are incredible!

Also  a HUGE thank you to my dear friend and second “mom” Karen Davis for being AMAZING.  Not only did she let me borrow her dress and necklace but she also let me use her house and she took the pictures when my first photographer backed out and the sweetheart that took her place got violently sick….

10 Responses to { DAY 426 }

  1. RachelC December 24, 2013 at 6:18 am #

    Agh! You’re so gorgeous, dear! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas! <3
    And I wish I still got the Anthropologie catalog! I never seem to get it anymore! 🙁

    • misselaini December 30, 2013 at 7:40 pm #

      Aww you’re so very kind sis! I did have a beautiful Christmas with family reflecting on the Word of God made flesh for us. <3
      We rarely get it either.... 🙁

  2. elizabeth. December 24, 2013 at 12:45 pm #

    Beautiful dress + words, Elaini! Have a blessed Christmas. <3

    • misselaini December 30, 2013 at 7:40 pm #

      Thank you Elizabeth! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas! xxx

  3. Victoria / Justice Pirate December 26, 2013 at 7:24 am #

    Look how glamorous you are! I hope you enjoyed your celebration of Jesus’ birth! I am so glad you’ve been able to raise so much more for your kids!!! They are such joys!

    • misselaini December 30, 2013 at 7:43 pm #

      Well since I didn’t do the 12 days of Christmas with all my fashionable fundraisers I still thought it would be fun to add some charm this year.
      I did enjoy the celebration of our Lord both on Christmas and hopefully every day before and since! It is so exciting to see people give to help these children! Yes, the are truly a joy. 🙂

  4. Laurel Anne December 27, 2013 at 1:53 pm #

    Gorgeous, Elaini and so happy for the orphans! I love the photo taken from outside the window (the second to last one), they’re all quite lovely though.

    • misselaini December 30, 2013 at 7:44 pm #

      Thank you! That was Karen’s idea to shoot from outside. 🙂

  5. M.J.A. December 27, 2013 at 5:43 pm #

    Gorgeous dress!! I love it!! 🙂 Hope you had a Merry Christmas!!! 😀

    • misselaini December 30, 2013 at 7:45 pm #

      It was so fun to wear and Karen was very generous in letting me borrow it. 🙂 We did thank you and I hope you had a wonderful Christmas celebrating Jesus’ birth too.

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