My favorite part of Christmas Eve has long been the candlelight service at our church. At the end of the service we pass the flame to one another while singing “Silent Night”. All the other lights in the sanctuary are turned off and by the end of the song everyone is holding a lit candle…
The pleasures of the porch
It only took 14 years of living here but I’ve finally discovered the “pleasures of the porch”. We have a large, shady front porch but for some reason we’ve never fully appreciated and enjoyed it. I’m not entirely sure why although Oklahoma weather extremes and bugs certainly play a role. David is a mosquito magnet…