Sunday School went well. Our two boys were running late but we had plenty of time. We taught about waiting for Christmas and how hard it was to be patient – and about the angel visiting Mary and then Zachariah. I’ll review Todd’s message tomorrow.
I came home and got ‘Christmasy’ and was back at HCC by 1:30. The Karate school was having ‘Photos with the Grinch’ which was open to the neighborhood. They asked me to read the Christmas Story. There was a Story Corner set up with a tree and couches and blankets. The kids seemed to enjoy it – I read the story about five times. One little boy said he’d never heard that story before – his Mom was into ‘Second Life’ (not familiar…) and she wasn’t into Jesus. So we had a lovely discussion about the real meaning of Christmas.
Two little girls dressed up in puffy dresses sat like a captive audience. They were so pleasant! Another little boy wanted to hear it twice!
The path back to the photo session for the Grinch pictures was so cute. Our team does such a great job with creativity! And Ian (aka Grinch) really carried the part well.
Convincing Grinch!
Cookies, cookies, cookies! There were so many it was hard to choose. I was glad I was at the Story corner the whole time, because I would have probably eaten more. Mary sent brownie squares with green icing! Shelagh made pumpkin cookies with chocolate chips. A very close second to Colleen’s!
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All in all it was a great time and I was glad to be part of it. And I dressed in my new sweatshirt, a Santa hat, and my new Snoopy Slippers that Kelly brought me! It was a festive afternoon!
My blessing today was to share ‘Happy Birthday Jesus’!
PEANUTS Thought for the Day:
TOMORROW December 2nd is:
Business of Popping Corn Day; Cyber Monday; International Sweater Vestival; National Bartender Day; National Cocoa Day; National Build Joy Day; National Fritters Day; National Mutt Day; National Skip School Day; Special Education Day.
There was no fake day yesterday. Tomorrow – I’ll do popcorn, build joy — but I don’t go to school so I can’t skip it! Have a lovely December, and God Bless…
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