Author: Allie Zottola

Our Christmas Vlog

I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas! I’ll be posting about ours soon, but for now I wanted to share a vlog I filmed that day. I guess it’s not technically a vlog because it’s just music and video, but I don’t know what else to call it, haha.

When I woke up that morning, I was undecided on filming video clips of the day, but now I’m so glad I did! I already love looking back on Sadie’s first Christmas!

How was your Christmas?

Why Christmas is so Special

Hi! I hope everyone is having a great weekend. As we approach Christmas, I wanted to share a post from last year about why the holiday is so incredibly special. Merry Christmas!

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Jesus’ story is is so incredibly beautiful, and I love that the world takes time to reflect on it as we celebrate His birth.

Isaiah 9:6 watercolor and marker hand lettering for Christmas

Jesus’ birth was prophesied time after time in the Old Testament, His family line carefully chosen by God. The Messiah was longed for by God’s people from the beginning of time.

He was born of a virgin. His forerunner, John the Baptist, was born of a barren woman past the age for child-bearing. Angels made announcements to Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds. His name was chosen before his birth. Angels saved Jesus from being murdered by Herod.

Wise Men were guided from distant lands to bring Jesus gifts, which likely provided the means for His escape from Herod. The gifts, gold, frankincense, and myrrh each had a special meaning pertaining to Jesus. Gold was a gift traditionally given to kings. Frankincense was used by priests. Myrrh…

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