Christmas with the Rohns

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We had a good time at home with my family. We ate plenty of good food and treats and got fat, fat, fat-even Penelope. She became brave this year and started to climb up to the table and get into food on the table instead of relying on her good looks and her begging abilities.

We were blessed this year with tons of little snow storms that took place pretty much every other day. So Eric and I along with Zach and Leon went out and shoveled the driveway. After a little work, we had to have a little fun and had a snow fight. Memories! We also watched White Christmas which is a must every year with my mom.

At church, we were reminded that Christmas is not all about what is under the tree. The real meaning of Christmas is about love and mercy-God's love for his creation that he sent His Son to die on the cross for our sins so that we can be reconciled to Him. Christmas is about obedience and repentance-The obedience of Christ, Joseph, and Mary. Without their obedience to God's will, God's plan for redemption would have been lost.

Later that night, my mom, Eric, and I went to a concert at her church that featured Bob Kilpatrick (writer of Be Glorified and many other Christian worship songs) and Randy Stonehill. It was a very enjoyable evening much to my surprise. It was very moving being led in a Christmas sing-a-long with such inspired men. We pray within the hustle and bustle of this holiday season that you may take the time to reflect on the real meaning of Christmas.