There was not much doubt that it would be, since the very first morning we woke up after our first sleep in Canada was to a few inches of fresh snow...and it hasn't let up since!
Our thoughts and prayers are with our friends in Toronto who have been without power for a couple days since the ice storm. A power outage in the middle of Canadian winter is quite a more serious incident than a power outage in Uganda...even if our power outage last Christmas did last 48 days...
So we're about to celebrate Christmas, but we have also managed to squeeze in three birthdays too! Mike baked a cake with his Mom to celebrate Marianne's birthday in Belleville. Then Marianne's parents baked a cake in Ottawa to celebrate Marianne's birthday on the actual day...and used the same cake and candles to sing a belated 30th birthday song to Mike as well! These videos capture the action, if you're interested...
May you be amazed all over again at Emmanuel - God with us - who abandoned His throne and was born in a shelter for sheep and cows, in order to bring us true love and abundant life.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!