This is always a time honored tradition of "Sitting with Santa" . . . little girls whispering their wishes to Santa. Although it seems like a good idea on the way to see man from the North Pole; inevitably it ends up with Sophia freaked out by the experience and then one of us (or in this case) both Mom and Dad have to be in there to give them courage. While the girls believe in Santa; I am even more proud that they understand the significance of Christmas and why we celebrate it. Another time honored Hohrein tradition is the "Walk Through Bethlehem". You get to experience Bethlehem as Mary and Joseph may have seen it. Crowds mingling through narrow streets, live animals in pens, dead fish hanging around stalls, carpenters, leatherworkers, food vendors, angels, inn keepers, shepherds, wise men, weavers, beggars, Roman Soldiers, angels and of course Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus. A wonderful family experience put on by the American Lutheran Church in Prescott. Just as God gave us the gift of Christ; Madelyne has embraced the season by emptying one of her piggy banks; pooling her money with her classmates to buy gifts for other children. God has truely blessed Molly and I with two very precious gifts that are on loan to us.
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