Christmas Is...

 "Christmas is the spirit of giving without a thought of getting.It is happiness cause we see joy in people. It is forgetting self and finding time for others. It is discarding the meaningless and stressing the true values..." -Thomas S. Monson

 "I've always loved Christmas, and that's not really gone away from me from being a child now.It's always a magical time, and I'm unashamed for my love for Christmas..." -Martin Freeman

 "Christmas is joy, religious joy,an inner light of joy and peace..."
                                                -Pope Francis

 "I love all things Christmas..." -Samantha Barks

 "Christmas is not a time or a season, but a state of mind.To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas...." -Calvin Coolidge

 "God seeks to influence humanity.It is the story of light coming into the darkness.God's work to save the world---" -Alexander Hamilton

 "Christmas, my child, is love in action.Every time we give, it's Christmas..." -Dale Evans

 " I start looking forwards to Christmas before it's even summertime..." -Mariah Carey

 "Every year we celebrate the season of Advent.Every year we pray those beautiful prayers of longing and waiting, and sing lovely songs of promise..." -Karl Rahner

 "Christmas is never going to go away. There's always room for one more Christmas song.." -Johnny Mathis

 "The earth has grown old with its burden of care, but at Christmas it is always young, the heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair,and its soul full of music breaks the air, when the song of angels is sung..." -Phillips Brooks

 "Faith is salted and peppered thru everything at Christmas. And I love at least one night by the Christmas tree to sing and feel the quiet holiness of that time that's set apart to celebrate love,friendship,and God's gift....." -Amy Grant

 "I don't think Christmas is about things. It's about being good to one another.It's about the Christian ethic.It's about kindness...."
                                         - Carrie Fisher

 "What I love about Christmas is it stays around every year and comes back..." -India Arie

 "Christmas is the day that holds all time together...." -Alexander Smith

 Photographs 2018