Merry Christmas from our family to yours! As you can see - our Christmas was an extra special one because we were able to gather everyone on the Triggs side to celebrate the birth of Christ Jesus! (And in the meantime we tried to get a couple good family photos.)

Thoughout Christmas Day I couldn't help but think of the bond of family. As Charles Swindoll says "Home is where life is making up it's mind." Isn't that so true? Each one of the people in our family photo was influenced by a home long ago as well as their current home. And that home truly is where lives are making up their minds. I know that is true of me.

So in light of the celebration of the birth of our sweet Savior Jesus Christ and the family we all were birthed into when we accepted the gift of salvation from Jesus - here's a toast to the sweet baby Jesus and the great Family of God!

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Announcing the birth of Bria Ruth!!! Isn't she just too adorable?! Bria was born to our dear friends, Becky & Chris on December 20th. When asking the proud parents how they came up with the name Bria they further told us that the name Bria means "noble, strong, virtuous." This launched us into a discussion about the meaning of a name.

As some of you may know, the Bible is full of examples of people fulfilling the meaning of their names. Say Abraham for example. Abraham means "Father of a multitude or many nations." How true is this of Abraham? The father of Israel, God's chosen nation and the recipient of one of the most incredible covenants God has given mankind. Abraham truly fulfilled the meaning of his name. And Abraham is just a start. There are many more examples biblically and in real life of the truth behind a name.

All that being said - here is to little baby Bria - may she be a noble, strong and virtuous woman. Lord may it be so!

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I have to admit - I'm a very hard person to embarrass. I will dance around like a fool in front of a ridiculous amount of people and not even bat an eye. But for some reason there are a few things that I do get really embarrassed when doing. One of things is caroling. Now, before I move forward with that thought, I know some of you are thinking, "How can someone get embarrassed about caroling!!! Caroling is such a festive thing to do." Regardless of what you think, I get totally red in the face when singing "Joy to the World" in front of strangers. Which leads me into our previous evenings activity - CAROLING!!! Alan and I were so close to not even going because we were both afraid we would be too embarrassed. But our great friends from our small group convinced us otherwise so we joined them.
Much to my surprise I quickly loosened up and got over this strange fear. Specifically on our last stop we found ourselves at an older couples front door steps singing the ever so popular "Joy to the World" and "We wish you a Merry Christmas." After finishing the older woman concluded our performance with a very joyous "I think that's the best thing that has ever happened to me! I just saw The Messiah and this was 10x better!" Needless to say this made all of us feel so great about our caroling efforts.
So - during this Christmas season I pray that you too might see the joy in making others smile. Here's to fears conquered and Christmas carols sung!!!

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Aren't weddings just such an incredible time of celebration?! We traveled to Minnesota for our sister's wedding this past weekend. While in Minnesota we were busy most of the time with wedding stuff, but were also blessed to be able to see quite a few friends and family.
The wedding was incredible. So beautiful. We can't wait to see how God will use the two of them for the benefit of His eternal kingdom. The above pictures are of the wedding. Our best to Mr. and Mrs. Roberts!!!

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It's hard to imagine that people might question the creation account in Genesis after seeing such a beautiful thing like Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Each day Alan and I awoke to an incredible sunrise and the most vibrant colors on each and every tree.
We traveled to Jackson Hole early last week for Family Matter's annual donor event. Although there was a tremendous amount of work accomplished, we were able to relax and enjoy ourselves for a couple hours each afternoon. These are just a few photo's that highlight our trip.

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This past weekend we drove to Rocky Pointe, Mexico for a long, relaxing weekend on the beach. Our entire small group was able to go together and it prooved to be an incredible time of rest, laughter and sun! These are just a few photo's of our time together.

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This past weekend Mom and Dad Triggs came to visit us. We were blessed to be able to travel to the Grand Canyon and Sedona for a couple of days. Here are a few photo's of our adventures.

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What a blessing family truly is!

My grandparents (Eileen & Vince Triggs) came to visit AZ a couple weekends back. We were so blessed to be able to spend a full day with them.
Often I think of what it would be like to live in someone else's shoes. And this weekend I couldn't help but imagine the incredible things that first, God has done through my grandparents. And secondly, what He might do through me as I age.

I can't even begin to imagine what my life will be like 40 years from now. But there is one thing I pray - that my love for Christ would encompass everything that I do for all of the years to come. I never want to grow tired of "The Old Story." Lord may this be true!!

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Steph was blessed to be able to stay at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Resort this past weekend. It was a weekend girls trip planned to honor and encourage Amy Brill as her and Greg prepare to leave for Ecuador within the month.

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This past Wednesday our couples bible study was able to meet at Juli Tarver's home to learn how to make her infamous Apple Pie. How fun it was! We all made our own pie's and Alan and I are still enjoying ours. Here's to Juli's apple pie class!

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Ah.... Summer Life - isn't is nice! This past weekend we spent all day Sunday relaxing at the Westin Kierland, where Alan's dad and step-mom have been staying for the past few days. Although nothing very exciting, we thought we'd post a few photo's!

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This past weekend to had to get out of the crazy 100 degree weather in Phoenix - so we took a day trip to Fossil Springs. Margo had heard about this beautiful little retreat from a co-worker and thought the three of us should do it. So, we packed our bags Sunday morning and headed out. The drive was just under 2 hours and around 11 am we started our hike! Much to our surprise the hike was actually 4 miles one-way! Now the hike down wasn't too bad as we anticipated the fresh water of the falls. However, the 4 mile hike out was not too exciting.
Needless to say, we made it out just fine and all are still a bit sore from the excursion. :)

The pictures are of Fossil Springs as well as the three of us prior to hiking out. (that's why we're still smiling)

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We've been married 2-years! Can you believe it? Time really flies.

Here's a photo from our anniversary trip to San Antonio. We've also included a photo of our wedding... just for memories sake :)

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Welcome to our Blog! Consider this site a celebration of the great lives our God has given us. He has surely blessed us with far more than we could have ever imagined and for that we are so grateful.

We'll update our blog periodically as things change in our lives. Feel free to comment as you see fit.

All our love to you!

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