esmaspäev, november 29, 2004
We really got into the Christmas spirit today when we set up out Christmas tree. As Evelyn said below, we received two packages with Christmas gifts today, and since we bought a tree yesterday, it was time to make a place to put them.
In all of our married years, Evelyn and I have always had a live tree for Christmas, but we've been told that those usually aren't available until just before Christmas day. We like to decorate just after Thanksgiving, so this year we decided to go the artificial route. Since we were getting a fake tree we decided it should be obvious and got a white one. The kids weren't so sure about this at first, but now that it is set up, they think it is okay. The tree is 180 cm (6 feet) tall, so we set it on a small table in our living room, right in front of the window that faces outside. From the sidewalk, you can see it well.
At the end of last Christmas, we each had a small Rubbermaid box that we packed ornaments that were special to us so that we were sure we had them when we came here. Unpacking them and hanging them led to many memories: ornaments from my childhood, those that were given to us by dear friends, those made by our children, those with pictures of loved ones, those that represent special people or places. And in this new place so far away, we were suddenly surrounded by the familiar.
--Tim
Today we remembered Evelyn's cousin Andy Groff in prayer. "I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers." Ephesians 1:16, NIV
In all of our married years, Evelyn and I have always had a live tree for Christmas, but we've been told that those usually aren't available until just before Christmas day. We like to decorate just after Thanksgiving, so this year we decided to go the artificial route. Since we were getting a fake tree we decided it should be obvious and got a white one. The kids weren't so sure about this at first, but now that it is set up, they think it is okay. The tree is 180 cm (6 feet) tall, so we set it on a small table in our living room, right in front of the window that faces outside. From the sidewalk, you can see it well.
At the end of last Christmas, we each had a small Rubbermaid box that we packed ornaments that were special to us so that we were sure we had them when we came here. Unpacking them and hanging them led to many memories: ornaments from my childhood, those that were given to us by dear friends, those made by our children, those with pictures of loved ones, those that represent special people or places. And in this new place so far away, we were suddenly surrounded by the familiar.
--Tim
Today we remembered Evelyn's cousin Andy Groff in prayer. "I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers." Ephesians 1:16, NIV
