We'll, it's down to the wire now...., Christmas Eve is only hours away for us! The tree is up, the Most presents are wrapped, and we are all filled with anticipation. We have sausages (bratwürstel), Kaiser buns (Semmeln) and I've already made the Blaukraut. The Stollen and Coffee Cake are ready to be enjoyed with some fragrant Coffee or tea (we have both!). We will celebrate our Austrian Christmas on the evening of the 24th and then have our English-Canadian Celebration in the 25th. We even found a farm here to buy an organic Turkey! He's chilling on the back stairs now. Last week we made our little Gingerbread Houses which we do every year. This year the highlight was going to the Bulk Barn to pick out the decorations!
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| Jonathan's |
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| Jeremiah's |
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| Josiah's (left), Elena's (right) |
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| Rebecca's |
So, we're ready, right? Well, the best thing that we've done since moving here is to have a Family Bible Reading time over tea, before breakfast. We have been reading in Luke, and we've only read a few verses at a time. We have learned so much about the birth of Jesus and all the events surrounding it. We found that there are so many things that we believe to be truth, that we believe actually happened, but didn't. We have heard things in Christmas plays, we've seen things on Christmas cards and we accept them. Most are innocuous differences, but it was really interesting, and an eye-opener, to see that sometimes what we're presented with isn't accurate. We always need to have the Bible as our ultimate point of reference. So, we are thankful for the flexibility of our life here which makes it possible to have this morning time together! And this reading has us ready now for Christmas itself.
And, it's been snowing! We know that friends back in Austria don't have snow any more (sorry- shall we send some?) but here we're still shovelling out! And we are all loving it.
We want to wish you and yours a very Merry and Joyous Christmas, as we celebrate Jesus birth and all that it means, with friends and family!
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