baby mania

I can't believe it's been over a month since the last post and the irony is that I've been on holidays (vacation)! Anyway, I thought a Christmas post would be in order. It has been a busy time for me with a Christmas production (photos to come), Christmas shopping and visiting friends' babies.

In the last two weeks, I've visited 3 newborn babies, and have one other newbie to visit! I've been a busy aunty!! Here I am with 2 of them:

with Madeline Stonehouse and Imogen Dombroski (holding the toy dog)

with Bethany Wong

Yes I'm in the same top and have the same cheesy delighted grin in both photos - I made the visits on consecutive days. Anyway, with all this newborn exposure, two things really stood out to me: 1) how precious they are and 2) how vulnerable they are.

The other cool thing that I got to do in the last two weeks was to attend the end of year party of a local radio program Open House which was broadcast live. Apart from the beautiful ambience, riveting interviews, great music and yummy coffee and cake, I was most struck by presenter extraordinaire Sheridan's closing comment which went something like this:"2000 years ago, a baby was born. That baby grew up to become a boy and that boy grew up to become a man but he was so much more than just a man."

It was amazing for me visiting these gorgeous newborns and imagining that baby boy born 2000 years ago in a stable in the little town of Bethlehem.

How vulnerable he must have been - the Word become flesh.

How precious he is - a gift from the Father to all people.

Fill us with the wonder of that first Christmas night.

Much love to you and yours this Christmas!