'tis the season

I've tried to be less busy this month, preferring quiet moments.
And I haven't done any Christmas shopping in a store this year. Maybe

I should do a mall visit just for fun--but probably not.

We've enjoyed having friends in, going to a couple of parties, and most recently,

a tea party for our oldest granddaughter and some of her friends.

It was fun (at least for me.) They did consume the sweets!

Then there was the school Christmas concert. Now we have two to watch.

And a visit to school to help grandson with the blankets they were

preparing for "babies or old people." Both cutting the

fuzzy fabric and tying knots was a challenge for KG.

Thus the required adult participation,

Every grandchild has played with this creche 

more than anything else when at Grandma's during Christmas.

Just as their dad and uncle did. The Story never grows old.

The jury is still out on this pencil tree, giving our new knee and repaired back

 a break from bringing our big tree out of the "crawl in" attic space.

I'm missing some of the ornaments that didn't fit.

The grands are just happy it's not their tree!

My sister once wrote, "Everything we need in this life and the next was 

held in that Bethlehem manger 2000 years ago. Our hopes, desires, dreams, 

and above all, our need for forgiveness and fellowship with God are all 

gathered up and met in the baby born that night."

May your joy be full and complete as you celebrate His birth.

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