Grammy received a phone call this morning about a lady from her church being in the hospital and feeling lonely. So Dad and Mom decided to load up the kids and go with Grammy to visit her friend. The kids drew her Christmas cards before we left. When we got to her room, she was happy to have visitors. We sang her a few Christmas carols. Her husband got there just before we left. He told us about the effects of Hurricane Ike on their home. They are "homeless" right now...living with their daughter. They are one more family who was flooded in the Labelle area when the flood gates were closed. It was a nice way to let our kids (and us) think about someone else rather than ourselves during this Christmas season. Made me think that should be our focus all the time more than what gifts to give or what desserts to make.
After lunch we got in that game of bowling we missed last night. That was the first time for all four to bowl so we just went with one game. We all had a good time.
Just after dinner we went to Calvary Baptist Church in Beaumont for their Candlelight Service. That is the church where Dad and Mom met. And we LOVE the worship leader, John Griffin. John and his wife, Shari, were there when we were at Calvary. They went to First Baptist, Norfolk, just before we went to Virginia Beach to church plant. Now they are back at Calvary. We always enjoy being in a service where John and Shari are leading in worship.
The Candlelight Service was a nice reminder of the focus of this holiday. The pastor's comment about the Christmas story and the Easter story being ONE story put everything back in perspective for me. It's not where we celebrate or with whom we celebrate or how we celebrate or when we celebrate...it's WHO we celebrate!
Have a merry CHRISTmas!
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