Christmas Adventure

What better way to start a Christmas adventure than being in the world’s largest city before daylight…lost. And what do you do in said condition? First, pray. Second, call a missionary you’ve never met to get him out of bed and say, “Help.” Third, stop a taxi, hand him a cell phone, and let missionary tell him your predicament. Fourth, drive like a mad man to follow him to the on ramp. We did see the hand of God as three taxis passed us up to get the one who was a super nice guy.

Our family set a personal best in travel hours for one day – sixteen. Never again! I hope.

Saturday was Daniel’s birthday and as part of the celebration the boys from the family went to see the Houston Rockets play the Los Angeles Clippers. Houston features the NBA’s tallest player in 7’5” Yao Ming from China. Watching an NBA game is much more that a ballgame, it was a night of entertainment. It could only have been better if his favorite team the Phoenix Suns had been in town. None-the-less it was a birthday evening to remember.

In a cold 47 degree drizzle on Christmas Eve our children and their cousins had a wild and crazy time alternating between hot tub and polar bear dip. What kind of parents do they have anyway?

Maria got her wish during this adventure by having her ears pierced.

During this season our houses are filled with Christmas trees, decorative lights and garland. The house of the Lord is adorned as well. It’s beautiful and breathtaking, “…holiness adorns your house for endless days, O Lord.” As we take down the Christmas trimmings over the next few days and pack them up for another year, the adornment of the Lord continues in all its brilliance.