Merry Christmas! We hope you are had a wonderful day celebrating the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ! Todd, Jonah, and I enjoyed Christmas Eve at my parents house- we spent the whole day over there, went out to dinner, watched movies, had a church service at home, and spent the night! This morning we woke up early, opened gifts, and then headed over to Jack and Jana's for the Conner Christmas! It was so much fun! Jonah had a blast opening gifts- he loved his Rodi and Plasma Car! I know these will toys will be zooming around the house over the next many months! Merry Christmas!

Jonah James on Christmas Eve

Ben, Todd, Jonah, Jenni, Annie on Christmas Morning

Jonah, Charlotte, and Jack at Conner Christmas

Jonah opening gifts at Aunt Nikki's House (December 23)

Santa's little helper...

Thoughts on Christmas.....

Merry Christmas from the Hufford Family! It seems like December has flown by like no other and all of a sudden here we are four days before the big day... and i've hardly used my christmas dishes! oh well. : ) Its sad how quickly this becomes the most stressful time of year, when really, it is when we should find the most peace in our souls. A Savior has come to rescue us! That fills my heart with joy... then thoughts of "to-do's" and worries begin to flood my mind. My mom sent me this email this week and I wanted to let anyone who happens to visit the Hufford House to read these insightful words. I often find myself trying to make Christmas into this unreal world of magic (especially now that I have a child). And really that is missing the point. It's about Christ who came as our Hope in a world that is filled with trials and sorrow. Thank you Jesus!


"Let us at all costs avoid the temptation to make our Christmas worship a withdrawal from the stress and sorrow of life into a realm of unreal beauty. It was into the real world that Christ came, into the city where there was no room for Him, and into a country where Herod, the murderer of innocents, was king.

"He comes to us, not to shield us from the harshness of the world but to give us the courage and strength to bear it; not to snatch us away by some miracle from the conflict of life, but to give us peace—His peace—in our hearts, by which we may be calmly steadfast while the conflict rages, and be able to bring to the torn world the healing that is peace."

When Mary and Joseph presented the infant Jesus to the Lord, Simeon said to them: "Behold, this Child is destined for the fall and rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which will be spoken against (yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul also), that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed" (Luke 2:34-35).

Christmas is not a retreat from reality but an advance into it alongside the Prince of Peace.

—David C. McCasland

Little Reader

Jonah loves to read! Check out the cute video below! Enjoy!

"In the first light (Postlude)" Lyrics

by Todd Agnew from the album Do You See What I See?

In the first light of a new day no one knew he had arrived,
Things continued as they had been while a newborn softly cried,
But the heavens, wrapped in wonder, knew the meaning of his birth,
In the weakness of a baby, they knew God had come to Earth.

As his mother held him closely, it was hard to understand that her baby, not yet speaking, was the word of God to man,
He would tell them of his kingdom, but their hearts would not believe,
And they would hate him and, in anger ,they would nail him to a tree, oh.

But the sadness would be broken as the song of life arose,
And the firstborn of creation would ascend and take his throne,
He had left it to redeem us, but before his life began he knew he’d come back, not as a baby, but as the Lord of every man.

Hear the angels as they’re singing on the morning of his birth,
But how much greater will our song be when he comes again,
when he comes again,
Hear the angels as they’re singing on the morning of his birth,
But how much greater will our song be when he comes again to Earth,
when comes to rule.

Said the king to the people everywhere,
“Listen to what I say,”Pray for peace, people eveywhere, and listen to what I say.
A child, a child, sleeping in the night,He will bring us goodness and light,
He will bring us goodness and light,
A child, a child, sleeping in the night,He will bring us goodness and light,
When he comes to the Earth, (he will bring us goodness)
He will bring us goodness and light.