"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness and the darkness did not comprehend it......and the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth."
John 1:1-5,14
Praise God for His son Jesus!
- 3 Months old today!
- First Christmas!
- Duvan pulled the monkey for the first time today! He has a little monkey that hangs on his bouncy seat and plays "If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands" when you pull it. Well, today he had it in his right hand while we were on the phone with Oupa Japie, and he pulled it several times to make it sing. We were excited!
We've been saving these two pictures for today since they were taken on 11/27.
Christmas was a lot of fun, we hung out at home most of the time. Jan & Marésa slept under the tree Christmas Eve and Duvan got to join in on the fun in the morning (he'll join in the tradition when he's a little older :)):
Duvan has no clue of in/out yet, so he appreciated our help in opening his gift. Although we gave him a good while to try it out himself!
It's not just Jan & Marésa who love to stare at the tree lights...
Dan & Missy made us a beautiful tree ornament in celebration of Duvan's first Christmas (and our last in the US). It's fragile, so we decided to photograph it (just in case).
The text on the blue side is the date, "December 25, 2003", and the nativitiy scene depicts Mary and Joseph, with a lamb in the foreground. The text at the bottom reads "May the light of Christ dwell in you".
We wish you peace, hope and love as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior. May His peace fill your heart and your homes in the coming year!
