cHRISTMAS tHOUGHTS

{This was a little something written by Cristal for The Nest Christmas Letter}

Christmas has always been one of my favorite seasons of the year. I love reflecting and really taking a pause to see what is around me, what are the treasures each holiday is really about. This Christmas I have been deeply touched, it feels like the darkness around us is thicker than ever and just as I get smacked in the middle of this, I get to celebrate that HOPE came to this world in the form of a beautiful baby. There is nothing more soft, more open and vulnerable than a baby and it is amazing to me how God sent his hope to this world in something so precious and so opposite of what this world is facing.

At The Nest, we are thankful for the gift of Jesus to this world and especially close to our hearts of our mamas. Because when we feel short of wisdom for our residents we remember that HE IS their: 
WONDERFUL COUNSELOR {In the middle of so many decisions and ups/downs that our mamas face}
MIGHTY GOD {when so many of them and us need a true miracle today}
EVERLASTING FATHER {the one that never will leave us or forsake us}
PRINCE OF PEACE{oh sweet peace, how much we all need it}

This is our desire for you also in this Christmas season. That the good news that Jesus is real would be in your life today and always. You may need the prince of peace this season or maybe you need a good advice of the wonderful counselor or you may need all the above. But let us lean into sweet baby Jesus this season as the reminder that Emmanuel came to us. ​