Christmas Eve at St. Peter's on 7th Street in the middle of uptown Charlotte, NC. Originally a outreach missions church it has a long history of serving the community. Check them out if you're ever in Charlotte.
James wanted Christmas to be traditional and that meant a Christmas Eve service at the Anglican Church steept with tradition and then some, yet when the Chior sang tears swelled in my eyes. We ate our white sausage. mashed potatoes and red cabbage before we left. That is what Jan's childhood brings to the table. A German heritage that has many wonderful ideas associated with Christmas.
We arrived home by 9:00 pm and I went up to bed still having lots to do Christmas morning.
Christmas morning I woke at about 4:30 a.m. I had written the kids their Christmas cards and I still had to write Jan's and a card from my mother to the children who is up in heaven looking down I believe. I have given the children a gift from my mother ever since she left us in rememberance of her love. So those notes were written and then I got to the real hard stuff.
Those notes are pretty hard emotionally for me as well. We have a spiritual treasure hunt that has to be inspired by God's Word. Seven clues for each child each clue associated with Scripture and each clue hidden somewhere in the house. It was tons of fun and went over exceptionally well. So the clues were hidden. Some behind pictures, others behind porcellin, some under sculptures, and others inside books. The more creative I get the more fun I have. Praise be to GOD. It's actually all about Him. The more I focus on Him the more peace and joy I have. Christmas was extraordinary good this year.