As Christmas approaches I find that I am restless and missing my family. I compensate by cleaning and keeping myself busy working with the lovely pictures that my children so kindly send me. I love the video clips and their blog entries and the many "chats" we have on Skype. They have all been very good and keep in touch so that I feel that I am part of what is happening in their lives too. This helps me to be able to pray for them and also to enjoy the special moments with the precious grandchildren. Evelyn and Evangeline will be the second visit that we will have from family as Brendon and Wendy and Owen have already been here this year. Evelyn and Evangeline arrive in April and we are counting the days already. We also have the added bonus of going to Holland again at the end of January to visit with Owen and his Mom and Dad. What a joy that will be. We did so enjoy the week we had with them for Owen's first birthday. The snow was a bonus. We have a busy week next week with the beginning of Christmas meals that we have been invited to as well as the run of Carol services. We are planning to have our Christmas Day meal at the Church where meals are to be provided for those who will be on their own on Christmas Day. We will be working in the kitchen and helping with the serving as well as enjoying the meal itself and the company of others. I am sure this will help us cope with the very different Christmas season so far from our family and the sunshine of South Africa. At least we know the children will be together as The Dutch connection will be in SA for Christmas this year.
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It is hard isn't it, I remember what it felt like being in Texas that first Christmas, oddly disconnected.
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