Christmas Holidays Tuesday, Dec 28 2004
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Matt and Jesika arrived early December 23rd morning, like 1:15 am, with all their car windows frozen except for the bottom half of their windshield. They were pretty well frozen by the time they arrived. We were happy they made it.
It has been an amazing Christmas Season for us. Quiet but beautiful! It is so awesome to have Matt and Jesika home for Christmas. Jesika has never celebrated Christmas with us here in Saskatoon before, and it was wonderful to have her here. Tamara called twice on Christmas Day from China, where she is travelling for two weeks, so it felt that she was part of our day as well.
Spending time with family and friends is so much of what Christmas is about. As time goes on you appreciate so much more, it seems, the time you have with those who are very special in your life. Doris and Lorne and Jordon, Wendy and Mark joined us for Christmas dinner. Mark was so excited to be with Matt and Jesika so he was in high gear the whole time…but it was so much fun. We received some wonderful gifts, good books, pictures, candles, wonderful words written by our children…we made great memories.
I am so thankful for this time. Kelly, Brooke and Molly were here today for the day. Brooke, Matt and Jesika cooked up a storm of Indian dishes, which were absolutely out of this world. What a great day of discussions, laughter, food, cooing over Molly and making her giggle, and just all around a great time. Kristy was here as well, so it was just a lot of fun.
I trust this season has been good in your life as well. Matt has given me some more food for thought as we discuss different views on Christianity. He is a critical thinker and asks many questions and makes many observations that trigger a whole new train of thought. Having travelled and experienced many different cultures, and now studying how many of these cultures came to be, gives Matt a very different perspective from those of us who have never moved too far from our Western culture. We need to be challenged as we often get too comfortable with where we are at. Keep searching Matt and sharing your thoughts! Jesika also brings such a great perspective to these conversations as well…what fun having our kids at home.
Niko and Griffin, Matt and Jesika’s two puppies, are just hilarious! Taking these puppies for a walk, or should I say run as they never walk, it just so much fun. This morning in the park, Matt took Griffin down the slide with him and Niko decided to go down the adjoining slide by himself…what a hoot! We got a picture of him sliding down through the snow…it was so funny! They love the snow, and we have had quite a bit of fresh snow the last couple of days, so they have been having a great time.
The kids are staying for one more day and then they are heading back. I still have the rest of the week off so am looking forward to spending some time in the books I received for Christmas. Jordon and Wendy always provide at least one book as a gift…what I like about the books given by them…is they are never the usual “christian” books, but ones that are thought provoking. I just wish I could consume books as quickly as Jordon and retain the information read as well!!
