December 23, 2012

     Today has been such a wonderful day that I must take the time to tell you about it.
     It started with church this morning. Every seat was filled. I don’t think there was one empty seat. If any more had come in we would have had to move to the larger auditorium. That was a blessing in its self. There were people from all over the US. It is always a blessing to meet Christians from so many different places. We are alike in that we love the same Lord and enjoy praising Him in song and prayer together. The music was outstanding also. Donna sang “Breath of Heaven” and she and Daniel sang “Little Child.” Almost everyone was shedding tears, I know I was, and at one point everyone was clapping. It is such a meaningful song and they do it very well.
     We had canceled Bible Study for tonight. So we came home and changed clothes. Donna and Daniel picked us up and we picked up David and Hannah then drove to D & D’s little lake house in Tavares. They have a cute little house on the lake with a dock for their boat. It needs some work and they do a little at a time on it. We took the boat out and it was very cold. We were bundled up like we were going to the Arctic Circle. First we went to a wonderful restaurant called Hurricanes. They had Santa and Mrs. Santa there and we had a good time talking to them. The food was very good.
     We set out again in the boat to go down the channel which was a beautiful ride. There are cypress trees on both sides that bend over the water and the trees are full of all kinds of birds which Daniel identified every one of them for us. It was a lovely ride, kind of like being a Disney. We were going very slow so it wasn’t very cold at all. We got back to the lake in time to see a beautiful sunset. We just sat and watched it for awhile. What a beautiful site!
     We got back to the cabin at about dark and lit up the fire it that David had built. Donna had all the stuff we needed to make Smores but I love burnt marshmallows so I ate a whole bunch of them. It was warm and peaceful around the fire. Watching the flames and talking was so much fun. We finally   decided we had to end the beautiful day and return home and back to our real lives.
     The really good news is that we will do it again next week on Monday and take the boat out to the middle of the lake and watch the fireworks of 3 different cities. We are hoping Dorean and her family will be able to join us.
     God has given me a beautiful Sunday to keep in my memory bank. Being with my kids is doing anything or nothing is always a treat for me.
     Last Wednesday night Dorean took  Donna and me out to Disney to see the Candlelight    Processional. It is a big production they have every Christmas. They bring in celebrities in to read the Christmas story and they have a choir of about 400. Some of them are Disney singers and the majority of them is made up of choirs from the area high schools. Alfie Woodard was the celebrity for the night. She did a beautiful job and the music was amazing. It is surprising to see something so spiritual at Disney. The story was from the Bible and the music was carols that we all sing in church at    Christmas. Before the processional we stopped in the German pavilion and got caramel popcorn make from Werther’s caramel. Tooooooooooo good!
     This is the end of a wonderful day. I enjoyed it to the fullest.
Love to all and Merry Christmas.
Mary Margaret

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