About a week before Christmas we had our monthly devotional down in Merizo. As part of the devotional, some the primary children and youth acted out the nativity.
I always love going down to Merizo; especially for the devotionals. Chad spoke for a bit and shared an observation that has stuck with me. He commented that many people (mostly people from the states) kept commenting on how it was hard to realize it's Christmas because it is so warm and tropical here. However, the surroundings & climate where Christ was born may have been similar to what we are experiencing. It may have been more arid, yet still warm; and some of the vegetation is the same. Regardless, it's not the temperature or the weather that makes it Christmas, but the love in our hearts, a remembrance of our Savior (His birth and His life), as well as a desire for goodness, forgiveness, giving and service.
Christmas day for our family was very enjoyable and relaxing. Here is a before shot . . .
. . . and after:
Later in the afternoon we all walked down to watch the sunset at Old Wives beach.
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| If you remember our blog from Okinawa, you may remember my tradition of making Christmas "sandmen" instead of "snowmen" at the beach on Christmas day. |
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| Our Ninja Master |
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| Jessica and Sloan |
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| Sunset on Guam, with my boyfriend . . . and we live here! |
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