Christmas is Coming!

Only 4 days. It is the last Sunday of Advent. Now that all (most) of the presents have been bought, I am reflecting on how to best approach our 2 weeks off from school. We have a trip to Winston Salem to look forward to; we will be spending time with Candice, Tommy and the kids. Before that though, we have our traditional Christmas Eve dinner with family. This year, we are going traditional with beef tenderloin, baked potatoes and roasted green beans. How lucky are we that we have such bounty? My brother always says we eat like KINGS! He's right, how blessed we are. I am reading a book (finally!) that Candice gave me over a year ago - The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. This novel tells the story of the time just after World War II in London through a procession of letters back and forth between the main character, a writer, and those she has befriended while researching her new novel. What has struck me in between the clever commentary and witty responses is how much these people actually suffered.