Dear Family,
I
was brought to tears when I realized the significance of Luke 2:17. What a great sermon Pastor Marcus! Thank you.
It struck me that the shepherds spread the news to people at the
manger. Mary was not using Facebook
to announce she had just birthed the messiah.
Joseph was not shouting on the mountaintops the importance of this
baby. No. They were keeping it quiet.
In
came a rough, rowdy, stinky group of men.
Excited! (OH I’m crying again.) These men were excited to let everyone know
the significance of this baby. Who cared
that Mary and Joseph were not wealthy?
Who cared about the manger surroundings?
There was no banquet, no feast, not even snacks. There was a baby, the innkeeper, probably a
midwife packing up.
There
were no, “It’s a Boy!” signs. God did
the advertising himself; Angels filled
the sky, praise songs, excited shepherds, the brightest star filled the sky, incredible
joy. Mary treasured up all these things
and pondered them. They slept, they did
their day to day and then a year or two later they had to flee to Egypt.
That’s
my God! Perfect timing. Amazing delivery. Need to know basis.
OK,
on to the VanKleek week. I enjoy walking
with Bobby on Monday. How fun to be in each
other’s company. After that exercise,
Bobby went to get gravel. The left side
of our house now has gravel for the truck to park on. Sorry Grape Hyacinth, Blue Bells and Iris in
that spot. That is no longer your bed, you
are dead to us now.
Bobby,
Adriel, and friends enjoyed the new Star Wars Movie. Bobby mentioned to Seth that people asked
about him. They wondered why Seth does not
go to the movies. (He does not like too
much stimulus). I asked if people
inquired about me. No, nope – they know
I like going to bed early. Well, OK
then.
Bobby
and I had a fun date. It was enjoyable
noticing friends at the next table. We had
a great conversation. How fun to see
friends everywhere we go.
Bobby
thanked me for helping out at the Youth Group Gift exchange. I see the funniest things – I laughed at UGM –
there is actually Toothpaste called Kissable Cat! It’s for felines! Hahahahaha.
Notice it is not called White Elephant any more. I am not allowed to buy hilarious items and
save them for 12 months just so I can laugh again. Now the purpose of Youth Group gifts is that
they want to come back next year.
Ohhhhhh. I’ll have to change my
buying tactics.
At
the party, Windows 8 came up. In front
of Seth, I said, “Windows 10 isn’t as good as Windows 8 when it comes to
security. I know that because of Seth.” And I smiled, I felt so
smart! Seth said, “Privacy mom, not security. You have it wrong.” He looked at me with pity. His deep voice said, “I’m not mad.
I’m just disappointed.” And then he
smiled.
Poor
Adriel had a couple of sick days this week.
She wanted me to sit and look at Memes with her. She also showed me a new dance form online. I enjoy talking with her. She is a wonderful woman. I have known her for so long. How fun to have a daughter who gives me hugs. I am very glad she got better and seems to be
feeling OK now.
The
whole family is thankful I didn’t make them go to a photography studio for our
Christmas letter picture. It takes too
much time and makes everyone grumpy. So,
in light of that. Thanks, Chris for
taking our Christmas family photo so I didn’t have to run back and forth with a
timer.
May
you find joy this season as you remember baby Jesus and the true gift of His
birth. May you enjoy the people you see,
the sights, sounds, and tastes of Christmas.
Much Love,
Cristy
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