Christmas Eve

When Marina woke up this morning, she stretched out a bit, then her eyes flew open and she said, “Christmas Eve!” I had told her she could open one gift on Christmas Eve and she took that literally. Before she was dressed, she wanted to open a gift. The one she chose was from me, a cat that purrs and walks. She named it Sparkle.


We went to the family service at church. Marina wore her green velvet Christmas dress with her pink princess Santa hat. She went up to the alter for the children’s sermon and even offered answers to a few questions. But her favorite part was the Christmas carols. She especially loved when we lit candles to sing Silent Night. She does appreciate that we are celebrating Jesus’ birthday as well as Santa making a visit to our house.


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