Several of you asked to see our little fake Christmas tree, so here it is. Some of the gourds are carved, while others are wrapped in a net of beads. The painting behind the tree is one that my mom painted. I wrapped the chairs and tree stand in African fabric.
We'll be here as a family of 4 Christmas morning, opening presents and stockings, with Christmas music in the background and pumpkin bread. We're sharing the afternoon with Australian friends, for whom warmth is normal on Christmas day so they do a BBQ. Two Wycliffe families (our good Dutch friends and a new family), new to our cluster, will also be joining us.
Christmas here definitely feels more like Bible times with the heat and the lack of commercialism. No gaudy decorations everywhere, no ads in the papers, no commercials for the newest toys, no malls or parking problems - just family and friends, presents and food. And heat. :) It's nice not to be innundated with materialistic side of Christmas. And if the internet is working then we'll try to call home on Skype, which would be very special for us and our families.
1 comment:
the simple, non-commercial Christmas sounds great! (although the heat would be the hard part for me). I love the gourd ornaments!
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