Christmas Eve church service

Every Christmas Eve we attend the First Presbyterian Church's service. This is the church I grew up in and where my parents still attend. It is usually a very nice service with lots of Christmas carols and a short message or story. I love going to it because it really puts my heart and mind in the right season for Christmas. It is always the beginning of our two day Christmas celebration and is very special to me.

Here is my sister with Colby, my brother Adam and girlfriend Ashleigh, and the kids and I at the beginning of the service.

At the end of the service, there is a candle ceremony where you are to "take the light of Christ to the World." Every person gets a candle and they dim the lights. This year is the first year I let the girls hold a candle. They thought it was very neat to see the whole chapel filled with candle light. Once we got outside (where it was freezing!), we blew out the candles to avoid any was burns or the lighting of someone on fire.