First, the annual Christmas Church Party, one for the entire family, once that included our unique version of "The Twelve Days of Christmas." Quite fun!
The next weeks included the following:
- Christmas Dinner for my Bible Study Group
- Christmas Dinner with my Paper Chase Book Club
- O Christmas Tree performance at Bellevue Baptist with 13 others from my church
- A day-trip to Hot Springs spent with close family
- Third-Annual Church Play
- Christmas Dinner for my Sunday School Class
- Christmas Party for the Kids and Youth at church
- Youth Trip to the K-Love Christmas Concert
- Potluck with School Family
- Caroling in the Caverns with The Hubby and 12 others from church
- Candlelight Service at Church
- Making and Delivering Food Boxes for our church
- 24th Christmas Eve Hayride and Caroling with the family
- Christmas Day Service focused on The Bells
- Christmas Day lunch with the in-laws
- Then some down time..to read...and read...and read...
- Finally, lunch for my family in three days...on New Year's Eve
Intermixed within the above...my job...teaching! Wow! What a season spent with family and friends, with constant reminders of why we celebrate this season. Yes, all about Him.
May I share what I feel the Lord gave me to share on our church's Facebook page the week before Christmas...which became the service on Christmas Day, the guide for each speaker's topic, followed by selected songs...
He came that we might Believe, that we might live with Him Everlasting, in Love and Light...the greatest of gifts...Salvation.
Merry Christmas 2016.
