Merry Christmas everyone!
This is the first official day of winter. The temps are definitely cooler and we're anxiously awaiting snow. Nove Scotia to the east of us have been hit several times already but so far we've been quite fortunate.
I like a little snow at Christmas. There's nothing like big fluffy snow flakes drifting to the ground while you sit in front of a nice wood fire sipping some hot chocolate or apple cider. We have an artificial Christmas tree but if you have to have a real fir or pine, you get to take in the scent of the tree and it adds to the ambiance. We used to have a real tree but our daughter made us put it up so early that it was dead or dying by the time Christmas rolled around.
I'm looking forward to a nice 2 week break from work. It's a great time to kick back, visit friends and family, eat turkey, read books, watch movies and play games. Ah yes, the art of doing nothing!
We always go to Christmas Eve services at our local Baptist church. We usually have a candlelight service with lots of special music. It helps focus us on the real reason for Christmas, when God sent his Son to earth to save us from our sins. It's really a "happy birthday" occasion but as was pointed out in a recent skit I saw, we overlook the real guest and focus on ourselves. You can see some of the pictures at this site.
