It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Oh Christmas!  

It brings visions of...

           Pretty, twinkling lights on houses

Presents wrapped and waiting under the tree

Hot cocoa enjoyed with friends and family

It's a time of -

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laughter and fellowship

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 Giving presents

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Trying to weasel your gift early

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Visiting cranky old relatives

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Feeling like you should let your belt out a notch after Christmas dinner

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  Inspecting all the presents under the tree

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Listening to Christmas music

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We should count our blessings all year 'round, but it happens to be a convenient time to do so during holidays.  We have roofs over our heads, food in our stomachs and nice soft beds to lay down in at night.

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Having Christmas in Africa is more like having a Fourth of July party.  In fact, every holiday is.  But that doesn't mean I'm not going to at least try to make it special.  Sure it's over 85 degrees outside, but I can still plug in the one string of lights, and put up our baby Christmas trees!  It was cloudy and cool for a small bit this afternoon, so I took advantage of it and made hot cocoa (And yes, it was a bit too strong).  I suspect there's even a pecan pie somewhere in the house!

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!MeRrY cHrIsTmAs!