Merry Christmas!

The highlight of my Christmas this year

First, a transformation of space (the office):

(The program: Watch the Bible Video "The Nativity" while staging a live nativity.  Then listen to two Christmas stories read aloud by Dani, followed by a trip to the Marketplace with our little purses full of copper money.)

Then, a transformation of people:

Mary with an angel (before the angel threw off her headpiece)

A wiseman, two cute shepherds, and the angel

Joseph with the aforementioned cast

The whole crew

After the program: 

Someone who learned to love his Savior-

Truly.

Which then left the question:

To which Mayes responded many times, "Yes, we do.  Yes, we do.  I would give him my room."

The result: 

The Spirit of Christmas felt in our home and a memory to keep forever.

And of course spinning dreidels with fake coins afterwards.  Isn't that what most Christians do for Christmas?  (Purchased from the "marketplace" along with frankincense and gold.)