Hey Everyone,
So this Saturday night I hosted (along with Celina) another gingerbread house party for the youth group. We made a huge double-batch of gingerbread and spent nearly all day cutting out the dough, baking it, and then cutting again after the dough had risen in the oven into the wrong shapes. But it was worth it - we had a companionable, Christmassy evening of eating too much candy, constructing houses, and generally having a good time. After the houses were done, we practiced singing "Silent Night" in three different languages - we are going to perform on Wednesday night, which is when our church will have a Christmas celebration. I get to sing it in Spanish!
So, Carlos and Jeremy are back in Canada now, and I am starting my "month alone," which won't really be alone because the Schulzes are so close. Celina and I and another friend are going on a short trip to Copacabana after Christmas, so that should be fun!
Love to all of you,
Rachael
5 comments:
Sounds like fun! What was the third language you have to sing it in? This morning at church we had the Russian people sing a couple verses. It was pretty. :)
The third language was Korean - one of the girls from youth group is studying it. I know, other languages are so interesting, hey?
Merry Christmas Rachael my dear!
Thinking about you way over there on Christmas and praying that you will enjoy this day ~ alone but never alone! May you have a precious time of worship of the Most High.
We love you - have been talking about Rachael alot recently...what can we say, we think you are grand!
hugs from Mindy, Abby, Samantha, Matt & Jessie
Feliz Navidad,
Greetings from Singapore - The Christmas Day service we attended was bilingual: English & Mandarin. Several of the carols were sung 1 verse at a time 1st in one language then repeated in the other - quite special.
So you're learning guitar - good for you - great portable instrument.
The gingerbread houses looked quite impressive and sounded like lots of fun.
As I write this just saw some lightening followed by VERY LOUD thunder. No White Christmas for us but its very wet though warm outside.
Better send this off before the next bolts of lightening!
May you experience the wonder of Emmanuel - God with us.
Lots of love,
Beth
That is quite the Gingerbread Community that you have going on there! Hoping your "Christmas Alone" has as much joy as possible to fill the cracks!
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