DECORATING OUR CHURCH FOR CHRISTMAS

This afternoon two of the women from church and I spent a couple of hours decorating the church for Chirstmas. On Sunday at five we will have a service that involves the children. Plans have been made for a candle lit exit from the church. This is similar to our Illuminary Sunday in Irvington which we will be home to see this year.

Anna Marie is one of the first women I met at church the first Sunday we attended. She speaks French and English so I am able to communicate with her quite well. I told her today how I love the fact that the greenery was just cut fresh from one of the parishioners bushes and how simply the decorations came together. No large committee, no large budget, ect...

Christine also speaks English and she enjoys teaching me new French words too. She and Anna Maire had me laughing today as they taught me how to pronounce laurier, the greenery being used in the pictures. Christine was trying to show me how to do the "r" sound but I told her I couldn't do it 36 years ago either in Spanish class.

I really enjoyed my part of the "hanging of the greens."

Tonight Meghan and I did a little shopping as we waited for Dave to get home from work. The city is really looking festive.

Just one of the many quaint little shops in the old part of Vannes. Meghan saw a little jewelry box she has put on her Christmas wish list. Today was her full day off, so she spent the day doing homework, swim team practice, French tutoring and trumpet lessons. Now time for lights out!!

AND DAVE WENT TO WORK.......

PSALM 46:10 "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth."