Monday, December 19, 2011

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Hello, Everyone!

This year we decided not to send Christmas cards. That's a little sad for me, because I LOVE to send Christmas cards every year, but we opted to use the money to bless others this year, so I can't be sad about that. However, I couldn't go the season without sending a hearty Christmas greeting from the Smith family. The picture at the top of the blog was going to be our Christmas card, so stare at it and imagine it came in the mail. :) Below is a beautiful rendition (if I must say so, myself) of I Love You Lord, performed by the amazing and talented Xzayvier and Mekyla Smith!

We have had an amazing year and we are thrilled to celebrate the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ. We have been so blessed by our many friends and family and we want you to know how grateful we are for you. We love you so much and we wish you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! We are praying you each have a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year. We hope you relish in the season and remember the ultimate gift we received in Christ's birth. 

Xzayvier and Mekyla performed this song with the Christmas Choir at church. They've been singing it ever since they learned it, so I thought we better capture this. Mekyla loved singing it in Spanish, so she learned the entire song. So proud of them. Enjoy!


Sunday, December 4, 2011

Wanna Send Us to Africa?

Maybe I should rethink that question...some might answer, "Yes, forever!" hahaha

Well if you answered "yes" and you were referring to sending us on a mission trip, then keep reading. We (I keep saying "we" but I really just mean I...Rob doesn't want to admit to selling jewelery) are selling some beautiful hand-made beads from Uganda. A friend of mine found a glorious ministry called Outreach Uganda. The ministry is focused on empowering Ugandan women to raise themselves our of poverty through training and employment.

We were able to purchase beads from them to sell to fundraise for our mission trip to Ethiopia. These beads are gorgeous! I just wanted to get pictures of the items we have on here so you can 1. see how pretty they are and 2. buy everyone you know some for Christmas. They will make for great teacher gifts, gifts for your mother/mother-in-law, sisters, friends...all the lovely ladies you know.



Bracelet $15


Medium Length Necklace (approx. 14 in.) $20

Extra Long Necklace (approx. 22in.) $25