Merry Christmas!

So much to write about - so little time. I have decided to take this week off from work (except filling any orders we receive). I have a little time to blog while my son does some chores - then we are going to try out the new BB-gun.

If you read my piece on CatholicExchange last week, (here) you know that our carolling this year was to be different. Well it was. As we have no neighbors in walking distance, we went into town and stood in the parking lot of the "Dollar General" - the only store open on Christmas Eve. We caroled there for about an hour. Mrs. Curley was able to persuade a few shoppers to stop and sing with us for a few songs. Again it was a great success - we received much joy from the experience.

Snow was predicted for our area on Christmas night. No one got snow - but we got lots of freezing rain. The route to Mass on the feast of the Holy Family was treacherous - but the sun had melted all the ice by the time Fr. John was finished with us.

This morning our big dog Challenger ran off (we keep him in a large goat pen when unsupervised normally because of his preference for chickens - as discussed here. Unfortunately one of the little dogs (Lady) ran away with him with her leash still attached. Into the woods they ran. I was away at the time. Usually Challenger comes back from his wanderings after about an hour. This morning there was no sign of him for several hours. When I got home I went into the woods with my son searching. We heard Challenger barking in the distance and then he came out of the bush. Just like in a "Lassie" movie, Challenger led us to Lady whose leash was caught in brambles. We carried her home shivering as the ice from the storm was melting all over above her.

Please pray for some friends who have suffered a loss this week.

On this feast of St. John the Evangelist and from the small holding in Bethune ...

Oremus pro invicem!