This year, our Christmas celebrations were great. It's nice to see family that I haven't seen much all year. Lots of fellowship, lots of food, lots of love... B. and I both had celebrations during the month of December, his on his mom's side and mine on my dad's side. Then, on Christmas Eve we gather at B.'s parents' house with his brother, sister-in-law, and nieces. On Christmas Day, we get up early and see what Santa brought the kids. Then, for lunch and usually snacks throughout the day, we head to my parents' house. My mom's parents, my brother, sister-in-law, baby nephew, and my uncle (dad's side) all celebrated together.
This year, we didn't have the traditional turkey and dressing, which was a nice change. At his parents' house, we had dumplings and lots of other goodies. Oh! Let's not forget my favorite, Martha Washington's candy. YUM! At my parents' house, we had shrimp gumbo and a host of other goodies. Mom made a punch bowl cake. Wow--it is awesome, with strawberry, blueberry, pineapple, and so many other things in it. Layers upon layers... Of course, we opened presents, and the kids played all day at both houses.
God is so good. He has blessed us with another great year. He has changed our lives in many ways. I hope we all this Christmas season have thanked Him for what He has blessed us with, and I hope that we have shared His blessings to us with others. Thank God He sent us His Son to die on the cross for our sins. Thank God for His grace.
We have a lot of changes in store for us this coming year. May we keep our eyes focused on Him, following Him....
I helped both kids email M. kids in Peru. Sy. received a reply back this morning! She was tickled to hear about foods, books, and other things of interest. We've been checking out team members' and other nearby team members' Facebook sites with so many beautiful pictures from Peru. Wow--the landscape is unreal! We have received paperwork to fill out for our language school, which will be in Costa Rica. Our schooling will be a trimester of studies. The kids will attend a MK school on the same campus. We are still awaiting to hear back from IMB for final dates wthat we will travel to CR.
May your holiday be Christ-centered and blessed as our's has been!
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