Christmas Eve 2007

Today is Christmas eve day and it is snowing outside. We were a bit concerned that we would not have a white Christmas. All of the snow we had last week melted away yesterday. It was 53 and raining most of the day. It turned cold again last night and this morning we have been having lake effect snow since 9am. It looks like it is coming off lake Erie. Linda is working until 3 and the girls have just been relaxing. They just took off for the Y to get a little pre-holiday workout in. I went and finished up the shopping, there were a few little gifts that needed to be picked up and I had to get the standing rib roast for tomorrow.
Last night we drove around with the Wicus clan and looked at some of the homes where they had really put out the lights. Most of them were in Fairport. There were some pretty unique decorations out there. Tonight we are planning dinner with some friends and then we will go to the 11:00 pm service at our church. Other then that we have a couple of movies to get caught up on - Christmas in Connecticut and White Christmas.
Will update later.....
Have a Merry Christmas

I thought that this was a nice way to start Christmas Eve day - it was from my Upper Room Daily Reflections!

O HOLY NIGHT,
that deepening darkness above and around,
light-pierced and silence-shrouded,
out of which little children are called in
and seeking shepherds are sent out.
O night of nights,
you spread across heaven
and touch the earth,
surrounding God’s people,
capturing us in a moment of holy time,
like a globe protects a precious flicker of Light.
Come,
draw us in,
hold us together
while we wait for the birth of the Light of lights,
the One who will guide us into the world anew. Amen.

- Pamela C. Hawkins
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