Merry Christmas!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas as you celebrated our Savior's birth! I had a very nice time with the Jackson's, Terry's visiting family and fellow staff members Johnny and Brooke. :-) Here are some pictures from the day...

I woke up to a white Christmas morning...what, fog doesn't count!?

It has often been foggy here this winter and sometimes it feels oppressive, not unlike the spiritual atmosphere at times.

We had fun playing numerous games of sequence

and singing Christmas carols in worship of our Savior! :-) I'm so glad He came!

And when I got home, it really had turned into a white Christmas with a bit of snow!

Oh, and for Christmas I got a dog from the Jackson's! ;-) I brought Aria home with me to dog sit for a couple of days while they took their family guests up to Vienna.

I learned that Aria knows how to perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. She tried it on me once but I told her it wasn't necessary. :-)

We did have a lot of fun playing frisbee in the snow though!

This view the next morning was much better than the fog!

Have I mentioned how much I love the mountains that God placed around Kranj!?

Spreading Good Cheer...

Last week at TS we decided to spread some Christmas cheer by handing out free hot chocolate and instant cappuccinos just outside of Trdna Skala. TS is located on a well traveled thoroughfare in the city center and God blessed us with perfect weather for the evening...cold and dry! :-) We had fun making and giving away the hot beverages to surprised passersby!

Beverage preparations in process!

Beverages ready "to go" and warm up new friends.

New friends hanging out and sipping their warm beverages!

It's fun and magical to give and expect nothing in return. :-) I'm so glad that God gave His only Son for us and that there is nothing we can do to earn salvation but rather we simply just need to receive the free gift!