This year, while teaching the Nativity story to my class, I found this Bible verse to be the one that made me stop and think the most, and it turned out to be my new favourite part of the Christmas story:
Luke 2:13-14 (NRSV)
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host,[b] praising God and saying,
14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace among those whom he favors!”
and on earth peace among those whom he favors!”
I would like to think that visits from angels and skies resonating with sounds of singing are still possibilities today. More and more, I look for signs of God and His angels in everyday life, and after re-reading this Bible verse, I am going to start listening for them, as well.
Merry Christmas!
Jackson meeting Santa (the picture that was in the newsletter)
Climbing into and playing in the box that my family sent with his Christmas presents inside
The best picture we could get by the Christmas tree this year--he's very active!
Developmental updates: Jackson gives high-fives now and says "hi" to get our attention. Also, Jackson has a very sociable personality, but more than that, we realised the power of his flirtatiousness. He has big, inviting brown eyes which capture everyone's attention, but he must realise his appeal. During church this evening, he stared at the teenage girl behind us for an entire hour and raised his eyebrows intermittently to keep her attention. Then, we found out at nursery this week, besides dishing out the hugs to all of his friends, he also shared a dessert of mandarin oranges with a little girl and they were taking turns feeding each other!
In the upcoming week, my brother and sister-in-law will be coming to visit us and Jackson will get to meet them for the first time. I haven't seen them in person in four years! We are excited to see them and to see Jackson's interaction with his aunt and uncle. Stay tuned!
If you see Sammie Miles Davis, Jr. and Bella, give them my love.
