Our team at Exum Photography wishes you peace, joy
The Exum family of Elon, North Carolina and staff at Exum Photography give you our 2018 Exum Family Christmas Card – ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas! Merry Christmas to you our friends, family and partners. Enjoy!
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care & that’s about
all we had managed to finish there.
We still had presents to wrap, a tree to trim & a ceiling to repair.
Bella & Sawyer wanted to watch Netflix all cozy in their beds,
but they were stuck with their parents trying to frantically save Christmas instead.
And I, cloaked in denial & Steve covered inpinesap ,
realized there’s no way we’d be settling in by the fire with a nightcap.
Thankfully, before it got too late & all our visions were shattered,
we remembered the heart of the matter.
When what to our wondering eyes should appear
but the meaning of Christmas we all hold sodear .
So with our family together on this special night,
I wasn’t going to give up the good fight.
More rapid than our internet connection my family they came
as I whistled & shouted & called them by name;
Now, Bella! Now, Sawyer! On, Murphy & Steve!
All we have to do now is believe!
Well, & hide the clutter in a closet & wrap the tree in twinkling splendor.
This WILL be a Christmas to remember!
They spoke not a word & went straight to work.
No one even gave me so much as a smirk.
And as we now sit by the fire gazing at our half-decorated tree
among all the chaos & debris,
we drop our illusions of Christmas perfection
& we thank God for our family, friends,
Jesus & the Immaculate Conception. (I mean, wow!)
But before we forget & lose sight,
Merry Christmas to all & to all a good night!
The Exums – Steve, Molly, Bella, Sawyer & Murphy
Molly Exum– Poet & Peace Keeper
Steve Exum– Tree Cutter
Bella Exum– Wrapper
Sawyer Exum– Light Hanger
Murphy Exum– Wrapper Assistant
Nathan Richards– Photographer
Kelsey Flowers– Graphic Designer & Video Editor
Squeaky Hensley– Set Stylist
Amber Honeycutt– Cookie Baker
Misty Hensley – Prop Shopper
Mark Hensley– Prop Shopper
Marcus Hensley– Tree Cutter Stand-In
Tori Hensley– Light Hanger Stand-In