Our family did, in fact, celebrate Christmas, but you wouldn't know that if you just read our last newsletter. There was just so much 'business-related' stuff that I didn't have room to put in the family-fun news. So here it is...
We woke up on Christmas day, sick. Actually, some of us went to bed sick the night before, after attending the candlelight service. So we decided to have an 'at-home' Christmas day prayer service.
And there was coffee. Then began the gift-giving portion of our day. Christmas day gift exchanges in our house always have been relatively subdued. I say relatively, because I'm comparing us to an imaginary family that showers their kids with presents and puppies and inflatable bounce-houses and everyone eats fudge and Twix bars until they can't play video games anymore. Then after the professional photographers are gone, the wait staff cleans up the tape and paper while everyone naps.
We, on the other hand, do this:
Chaos is set on low. Small people get the most stuff. Everyone smiles. A lot. We forget for a while that we are half a world away from our families.
Some things need explanation. Like, where does the 'i' in explain go when you add -tion to the end? Also, what is this a picture of...?:
Yes, technically it is a picture of a someone holding a drawing. The drawing is done by Moreah, and it shows the two main characters in a story written by Onika (that's who is holding it). The story is about two characters who fall in love, reluctantly. Or one of them does, maybe both. I am reading it right now; I'm about three chapters in, and it's really good so far! But Onika was THRILLED when she opened it and saw who/what it was. Just look at her super-goofy-happy face:
She is beyond excited. Other than that the day went normally well.
If you want to watch (and hear) more, then click this video link to our YouTube channel and see all the Christmas day fun for yourself!!
https://youtu.be/QC-pSDosWKg
Yes, Thanks for the Christmas video--It was fun to watch.
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