And yes, I know that it’s almost Easter…. better late than never, right?! Christmas Day here in Shell started like a normal Christmas Day in the States. We started the morning with homemade cinnamon rolls/muffins (gluten-free this year), read the Christmas story and opened our gifts. I love that we limit gifts to 3 each. …
In preparation and celebration of Christmas, our Casa de Fe kids performed a wonderful Christmas pageant for the Casa de Fe staff, neighbors and even some of the kids’ family members. Practicing for the Christmas pageant and the performance… I apologize for the poor quality of the photos. My camera was not cooperating. But trust …
Things are done just a little different for Christmas here in Ecuador, but not much… Christmas trees are in abundance, lights and nativities. We’ve even seen “snowmen”. For the first time ever, our family has a real live Christmas tree. A nice surprise fell out of the tree… Thankfully, it was empty. The mostly finished …
Several people have asked about Christmas gift-giving traditions in our family. I probably should have posted this last year; but it was a hectic time, and I am a great procrastinator. Since we are ONE MONTH away from Christmas, I thought this would be a good time to share. We started this tradition so many years …
At Casa de Fe, we are already counting down to Christmas. Now don’t get me wrong, we are just as opposed to the commercial-ness of the holiday as you are, and we know that November is the month for giving thanks. But you have to plan ahead when you have 62 kids! So this year …
