We had a good Christmas this year but it did seem really busy and almost rushed. Maybe it was our trip to Quelimane that left us less than a week to prepare or maybe it was the fact that we were trying to visit Mozambican friends and had things planned beforehand that we couldn’t back out of. I don’t know. It also didn’t feel as much like Christmas because of the heat and not having family close by. Sometimes holidays are challenging overseas.
Even though it didn’t feel like Christmas, we still reminded our kids of the importance of giving at Christmas because God sent the ultimate gift Jesus to us. The least we can do is bless others. A few times a year we have our kids sort their toys and find ones that are in good condition and save them in a box. At the end of the year we sort through those toys and usually give them to a Mozambican family we know. This year we had enough toys to divide up for 4 families. It was so special to deliver these boxes with a plate of cookies to families that we knew had very few toys.
We have some friends that run an orphanage. They invited us out to decorate cookies and hang out with the kids there. Our kids loved running around on the property and Pete joined in playing soccer.
For Christmas we invited another co-worker family and a single guy over for dinner. It turned out to be a relaxing and low key day.
enjoying the kids
Lovin' this litlte guy!
Kids waiting for their cookies
Merry Christmas to all!
