Merry Christmas, beautiful souls! 
A special reminder this morning... Jesus Christ came to earth as a baby for you. He came for you. He came to be with you. The hope, the love, the peace He brings—it's all for us. The gift of Christmas was always meant for us. 

Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. // matthew 1:23

Thank you all for sticking it out through these almost-two-weeks of Christmas-y-ness. I appreciate it so much. <3  I'll enjoy finishing reading and commenting on everyone's posts tonight or tomorrow. We had 122 posts this year! 
First up, the giveaway winners are Lilly W. and Marion. Congratulations, ladies! I'll be emailing y'all about your prizes shortly.

To wrap up the party, I picked my favorite blog post from each participating blog. Which was a lot of fun. ;) 

Angela Watts, Author >> Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? 

Kaitlyn Krispense, Author >> Wake Up
Faith on the Farm >> Word Study on "Lamb"

Farm Life: Autumn's Adventures >> Christmas Devo
Life of Heritage >> Merry Christmas + 2 Surprises

Little Blossoms for Jesus >> 7 Favourite Christmas Covers
Maidens for Modesty >> Hope was Born
Novels, Dragons, and Wardrobe Doors >> My Must-Watch Christmas Movies
Old-Fashioned Book Love >> As in Olden Days by Jesseca Wheaton
Qadash - Set Apart, for Him >> Jesus Christ
Read Review Rejoice >> 12 Days of Christmas Blog Party: Day 1
RebekahAshleigh >> Christmas Decorations
Reviews from the Stacks >> Battle of the Christmas Book Covers
Showers of Blessings >> Why He Came
Soldier Girl Stories >> 12 Days of Christmas — Day Twelve (read in order!) 
Tower in the Plains >> Christmas Favorites: Favorite Thing
Whimsical Writings for His Glory >> Short Story

|| 12 Days of Christmas

1 Reason to Celebrate Christmas @ Little Blossoms for Jesus

12 Days of Christmas — Day Twelve @ Soldier Girl Stories

The Christmas Story @ Farm Life: Autumn's Adventures

Christmas Surprise @ Life of Heritage

The Greatest First Line Friday @ Reviews from the Stacks

Merry Christmas @ RebekahAshleigh

Merry Christmas @ Faith on the Farm

Merry Christmas @ Tower in the Plains

Short Story @ Whimsical Writings for His Glory

merry Christmas & happy new year <3