I like to call good traditions FORMED because FORMED sounds like there is more potential compared to OLD traditions.
Formed: Christmas Eve Service at Vineyard
Formed: Christmas Eve Strawberry Shortcake and singing "Happy Birthday" to Jesus. A candle for each of us there.
Formed and GETTING VERY OLD: Begining Christmas at my parents at 7:30 AM. It is my sister's doing. This will hopefully be remedied in the next 363 days or so.
NEW: A Christmas Prayer and Blessing from my Parents. Ma read from Matthew 6 and encouraged us not to be anxious for anything and Pa prayed for each us and our adventures.
Formed: Kind family sharing. Lentz stockings are awesome - Ma had to set them inside gift bags she stuffed them so crazy.
NEW: An Adopted idea- everyone secretly puts the same item in each stocking...it might be common to others but it was new for us and Mom really crammed the goods this year as well-she delivered our stockings to us in gift bags - how American.
Formed: Sprawling morning feast that lasts in sustinance into the late afternoon.
Formed: Multiple Trans-Atlantic phone calls. Lots of Norwegian conversation, a few tears and crying and lots of laughter and hope that paths will cross safe and soon.
NEW: Had a Christmas feast at John, Cathy, Sara and Lily's house.
Eddie, Christina, Trisha, Dirsa, Robert, Anna Grace and Marit and I.
I try not to use the word "fellowship" because I think it is a powerful word - this was sweet fellowship.
Conversation - amazing tastes - lots of laughter - it was a beautiful Christmas night.
Cathy lead us in a discussion for what we are thankful for and John prayed the evening Divine Hours.
Some Presents
Desert
Uker (not sure who won- but lots of chatter - none of it table talk i am sure).
Settlers (Jon won the first game in dominating form and Mark won the second in a tight expansion race).
Like I said - sweet fellowship.
Driving home Marit and I concluded this was an excellent Christmas - somethings formed and somethings new.
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dude. this was an amazing day. i really loved all of us being together. it was like a group of my most favoritest people. i think we should keep this up and add more people to the mix. also, if you want to rock on on new year's lets do it up. we got the power. groove on.
that sounds like so much fun! i love the christmas traditions - i can definitely see your mom doing that with the stockings....
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