Dear Friends and Family,
December is upon us! Zoee has written her letter to Santa, the Christmas tree is decorated, and the shopping is well underway. Here I am writing the annual Christmas letter and I am not sure what to write. Since this is my blog, you can see what we have been up to all year. What else do people write in these things?
Darin is now in his ninth year as a cardiac RN. I am still staying at home with the girls. The girls keep us busy! I have been homeschooling Zoee this year for preschool. She is loving learning and would like to know how to read. She enjoys playing hairdresser and kitchen! Lilee enjoys coloring and playing with baby dolls. She is a noisy little thing and comes up with new words and phrases everyday! The girls are growing by leaps and bounds and keeping us busy.
We are looking forward to Christmas this year as the girls are learning even more about the Lord and the real meaning of Christmas. They are learning Christmas songs and singing them around the house. Talking about the Christmas story and playing with their nativity scene is thrilling to me as I discover just how much they are understanding! It is a wonderful way to get a fresh look at Christmas when seen through their eyes.
One of my favorite songs this Christmas season is found on Chris Tomlin’s Glory in the Highest. It is called Winter Snow. It reminds me of how the Lord chose to send His son to earth in a quiet way, rather than with a parade and fanfare. Here are the lyrics:
Could’ve come like a mighty storm
With all the strength of a hurricane
You could’ve come like a forest fire
With the power of heaven in Your flame
But You came like a winter snow
Quiet and soft and slow
Falling from the sky in the night
To the earth below
You could’ve swept in like a tidal wave
Or an ocean to ravish our hearts
You could have come through like a roaring flood
To wipe away the things we’ve scarred
But You came like a winter snow
(Yes, You did)
You were quiet
You were soft and slow
Falling from the sky in the night
To the earth below
Oh, no, Your voice wasn’t in a bush burning
No, Your voice wasn’t in a rushing wind
It was still
It was small
It was hidden
You came like a winter snow
Quiet and soft and slow
Falling from the sky in the night
To the earth below
Falling
(Oh, yeah)
To the earth below
You came falling
From the sky in the night
To the earth below
We wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Much love,
the Gerings
