Christmas eve finally came. We hosted our Christmas eve dinner and our traditional program in which everyone participated with music, song, story or scripture. We enjoyed a smoked turkey and a honey baked ham with all the fixings and an English trifle for dessert. The best part (and most touching part) of the evening was listening to a recording of Jake reading the Christmas story from Luke chapter 2. Hearing his voice was so comforting, yet so sorrowful as we all miss him so very much. Our hearts were full as we celebrated the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ and sang a few Christmas carols before the children headed off to bed. Claire and R came to spend the night with us, so we enjoyed their company as well as that of Andy and Chelsea. Jordan returned to her home with her children and her brother and sister-in-law (Matt and Jessica) helped her and spent the night at her home. This Christmas season was terribly hard for Jordan and her children. We have prayed repeatedly for their comfort and happiness, even in the face of great sorrow.
Later that night we fell into bed feeling grateful. Very grateful for the knowledge we have and the peace we feel.
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| Lauren folded the napkins in a very festive way. |
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We got to talk to Dave, Courtney,
Charlie and Margaret and hear about
their Christmas eve preparations.
We missed having them with us this year.
Little Sam was all decked out in his Santa suit. |
1 comment:
Good pictures and recap, Vonnie. Thanks for the posts about the Christmas season.
vfr
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