First day of the Year 2010

Did you all have a nice New Year Celebration? Our family spent it together relaxing and watching 'The Three Stooges Marathon', building a puzzle, eating BBQ jalapeno poppers .... . Our family has been hit by strep hard so we are trying to stay home and not spread our germs around.

The boys made it to midnight on New Years Eve (Nate fell asleep 3 minutes before midnight so we had to wake him up).

Today we enjoyed some snow outside and believe it or not there is more coming in the next few days. The boys built a snowman afew days back and they did a great job.

Emma is checking if the carrot nose is real or not.

We got a wagon from uncle Vittee for Christmas and we took it for a test run around the neighborhood.

The girls got a kick out of it. They were giggling the whole way.

Jo dressing up the snowman. Thank you all for the Christmas cards. I am always looking forward to all of them and updating my refrigerator collection.

By the way all of my pictures will have 'OnlyForTheSteigerClanWebsite' sign from now on. All pictures on this blog are property of the Steiger family and if you are interested in any of them shoot me an email.

(This is because I found some of my pictures on other peoples websites and blogs I do not even know.)

Happy New Year 2010

Build a Bear

This year was Jo's turn to get her first Build a Bear from uncle Vittee for Christmas. She was very excited about her new puppy.

Making sure she is nice and soft.Giving her a bath (with the help from everybody).

And an outfit. Man, talk about choices. This is a parent's nightmare.But we (mom) managed to pick one and the boys helped with the puppies name.

Jo's puppy so you better watch out.

Thank you uncle Vittee :)

This has been a very relaxing Christmas for me. We spent it together as a family. Thanks to Fil all the shopping was done well in advance so we did not have to worry about it at the last minute. We just stayed home and enjoyed each others company.

Sunday Reflections

No matter where you are reading in the Bible, faith is the first mystery you should recognize. Faith is not believing that the story you're reading is true as written. That does nothing for anyone. Even unbelievers can believe this Bible story about Jesus' birth is true. Faith is not a natural work apart from God's grace, as the Scripture clearly teaches. Rather the right kind of faith, the kind that flows from grace and tat God's Word demands, is firmly believing that Christ was born for you. His birth is yours and occurred for your benefit.

--Martin Luther, Faith Alone This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. He did this to demonstrate his justice, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished-- he did it to demonstrate his justice at the present time, so as to be just and the one who justifies those who have faith in Jesus.

Romans 3:22-26

... the night before Christmas

In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came fro the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sigh to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angle. praising God and saying,

"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."

When the angles had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."

So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all there things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen which were just as they had been told.

Luke 2:1-20

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Sunday Reflections on Monday

Carols stir us. Holy words inspire us. The golden glow from the manger warms us. A little religion at Christmas is fine. But that glow in the manger comes from the Light of the world. It exposes evil and either redeems it or destroys it. The babe in the manger is far more than an object for sentimental sighs. He is the Son of God who must be accepted as ruler or confronted as rival.

--John G. Stackhouse, Jr. A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit. The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him--the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of power, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD--and he will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears; but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth.

Isaiah 11:1-4

Door

Wondering why my kids are sitting all bundled up on the stairs? Well there was a big hole in our wall with a view. I do realize it is cold outside and that I should shut the door.

Oh wait a second there is no door.

And now there is:)