Advent

Thanksgiving break was wonderful and now the count down begins for Christmas. We had a wonderful time with family and got to see little Gabriel too! One cool thing we found, Cracker Barrel restaurants have audio books that you can rent and return to any Crackerbarrel. We were already listening to Percy Jackson: Lightening Thief so we didn't get one but it's good to know and then you have a reason to go back to a nearby Cracker Barrel.

Jack got Kate the coolest gift today. I can't tell what it is in case she reads this blog. she is contemplating gifts for her friends and as we talked in the soon to be closing B. Dalton she talked about her homeroom. She wanted to get a gift for her friends but she didn't want to leave any one out.

This is how her circle of friends goes: Best friends forever (Autumn and Maddie) Best friends, friends, then people she is friendly with. She is a riot and I love how she is careful who she lets in, but is sensitive enough to not want to leave anyone out. Jack is kind of the same way but no BFF. He would kill me if I ever asked if he had one.

I have not written about this group of children who have touched my life: My CCD class, Sunday School. I have had them since Kindergarten and they are in grade 2 now. I feel a lot of pressure this year, because it is a 2 sacrament year, First Reconciliation and First Communion. There are 4 little girls and they are smart, kind, articulate, sweet, simply amazing, & such good little souls. They so want to be good and I felt bad the other day went I was going over the 10 commandments with them, especially, #3 (I think), keep holy the Sabbath. Two of them don't always come to church and you can see in their little eyes how sad they are. They want to come and their parents don't bring them. I explain that if they don't go due to someone else, it is not their fault but they want so much to be good and love Jesus. It is really sweet. They are so far ahead in the book, I took a few weeks to teach them to pray the rosary. They were so excited, even after they realized how long it is to say a whole rosary.

Say a prayer for my little class and also for Gabriel. There may be some changes coming his way and I ask God to protect him.