Our son is home for the holidays! Christmas is our most favourite time of the year!
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| Beautiful Christmas lights on our street |
There is a feeling of hope and joy everywhere. The city looks beautiful, festive while many houses on the streets are lit up with bright colourful Christmas lights scenery.
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| Eaton Centre, Toronto |
People are happy, busy preparing and shopping for their loved ones
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| A gigantic Christmas tree, Eaton Centre, downtown Toronto |
The shops in the malls are clothed in red, gold and silver decorations while cheerful holiday music and Christmas carols playing in the background; companies, schools and churches organize and hold parties and special events to celebrate with staff, students and the community at large.
It is a joyful time filled with optimism and hope for many!
The best part for many Canadians, including us, is to be reunited with our loved ones. With our grown children working and living far away from us, Christmas holiday is the longest time we can spend with them, at least one of them.
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| Santa's Log Cabin, Eaton Centre, Toronto |
The house has been cleaned and tidied, sheets and linens changed; Christmas tree and decorations are up; most of the shopping and gift wrapping are done.
Even our contractor came last week to put in the finishing touch to our long delayed home renovation.
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| Christmas decorations, Fairview Mall |
The exterior timer has been set to turn on daily with the Christmas lights lighting up the front yard welcoming our son and other guests warmly to our home. There is no happier time in the year than the Christmas season!
In the midst of all these busy preparations and numerous fun filled festivities, we do not forget being grateful and try to remember those less fortunate.
Yesterday, we visited a young widow with two little kids, paid them a visit and spent sometime with the little boy. The mother was happy that we were there playing with her young son. We'll try to make it a regular visit with this family.
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| I loved decorating and getting ready for Christmas. |
I enjoyed a farewell dinner with William who was the chair for the Fundraising Committee for more than six years. He did a super job and we will miss him.
Though E.landed in the Toronto airport in the morning, we didn't
picked him up from the airport until 10:00 pm after my meeting at the Community Centre. as he was busy working.
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| One of the new fireplaces in our house |
We got home and showed E. where he could sleep. He loved his new room with the fireplace and settled in right away.
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| Our house is all ready for Christmas! |
A little after midnight, he emerged from his room and looked happy.
We had a good chat about his new position in SF.and he explained what his new job was about to me.
He even got me online to say hi to one of the gamers.! Cool indeed! Very proud of our son and what he has accomplished!
Thank you Jesus, for your love, your willingness to come as a man to redeem and save us! We are grateful for your blessings and unconditional love!
R.T.
Toronto
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