Favorite Holiday Memories

Watch as Jacqui touchingly describes one of her favorite holiday memories.  We were both tearing up as she told me this story today.  This is just a preview of what's coming up in the Meetings and Milestones December eNewsletter.  As you can guess, I'm asking people to share a favorite holiday memory.  When I was thinking about this, one of my favorite memories that came to mind was when it snowed in Corpus Christi on Christmas Eve 2004.  My husband and I had just met each other two months before so we decided to spend Christmas with our own families.  He flew to California to be with his daughter, son-in-law and son and I drove to Portland, TX (just outside Corpus) to be with my brother, sister-in-law and their five kids.  When I arrived in Portland about dark, it was snowing lightly.  I sat there watching the snow fall as I waited for them to return from a Christmas Eve church service.  By the time they got home, there were about 3 - 4 inches of snow on the ground! Snow is a rarity in South Texas but 4 inches!  That was incredible!  We ended up staying outside until about 2 am making a snowman.  The next morning my brother, sister-in-law, the five kids and me (and even the dog!) were out playing in the snow.  When the Corpus Christ newspaper was delivered that morning, the snow story was featured on the front page with the headline "CHRISTMAS MIRACLE."  It truly was!