Although we always celebrate Christmas, usually twice, we have not bought or opened gifts in quite a few years.
The reasons are many and complicated, but mostly because the resources of time, money, and transportation aren't available, so we've put extra focus on the meaning for the celebration.
But giving and receiving tokens of love is a great joy, one my daughter Rebekah really missed.
When she said so again this summer and hoped circumstances could be otherwise this year, I proposed, "Why wait? How about Christmas in July?"
Well, it took awhile before we could scheme the budget and gift ideas. Rebekah did the ordering. Some items were slow in arriving. Some of us are gone over sixteen hours some days.
So we waited until all items were shipped. Then Rebekah and I set a date of Aug.6. I wasn't on call, then boys had nowhere to be, etc. It was perfect.
Except the weekend fell apart. We missed church for the second week, and on the Transfiguration.
I had work that needed completing.
We rescued a hawk.
So Rebekah did most of the wrapping. She made a cardboard tree.
And among the chaos and the business, we set aside a quiet hour and brought out presents and shared their the unwrapping. Timothy and Daniel were surprised and liked their gifts.
Sort of reminiscent of Christ's birth, isn't it?
Anyhow, here are three gifts, all courtesy of Rebekah, and all Bryony-themed: a vintage pipe candle holder, a purple rose necklace, and a piano charm "pearl" bracelet.
The reasons are many and complicated, but mostly because the resources of time, money, and transportation aren't available, so we've put extra focus on the meaning for the celebration.
But giving and receiving tokens of love is a great joy, one my daughter Rebekah really missed.
When she said so again this summer and hoped circumstances could be otherwise this year, I proposed, "Why wait? How about Christmas in July?"
Well, it took awhile before we could scheme the budget and gift ideas. Rebekah did the ordering. Some items were slow in arriving. Some of us are gone over sixteen hours some days.
So we waited until all items were shipped. Then Rebekah and I set a date of Aug.6. I wasn't on call, then boys had nowhere to be, etc. It was perfect.
Except the weekend fell apart. We missed church for the second week, and on the Transfiguration.
I had work that needed completing.
We rescued a hawk.
So Rebekah did most of the wrapping. She made a cardboard tree.
And among the chaos and the business, we set aside a quiet hour and brought out presents and shared their the unwrapping. Timothy and Daniel were surprised and liked their gifts.
Sort of reminiscent of Christ's birth, isn't it?
Anyhow, here are three gifts, all courtesy of Rebekah, and all Bryony-themed: a vintage pipe candle holder, a purple rose necklace, and a piano charm "pearl" bracelet.
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