“Grandma’s in the kitchen, making cakes and pies,
Children looking everywhere with happy, wondering eyes.”

Those lines are from a favorite poem of mine. Aunt Mary gave me a reader that was out of date in her school system and the poem was in there, called, “Grandma’s House.” As a little girl it spoke to me in a different way than it does now that I’m the grandmother.

Today there is certainly excitement in “grandma’s” house. George will be on his way to arrive between 2 - 4 today. Jennifer called and is arriving next Tuesday to stay a few days and play with her little nephew, Brady. She will be here from Tuesday until Friday.

I am cleaning house for the last going over before everyone arrives for George’s birthday party tonight. Then I shall go to the kitchen and work magic in the oven. We hope you and yours are having family arrive, good things to eat, happy memories, hugs, Kodak moments and all the rest.

May the little Christ child come into your heart and may the Star shine over your head…..may your tummy’s be full, and your shoes never wear out….may you find contentment in how God made you…one of a kind…and may you always remember to shine right where He put you.

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE ROCKENBACH’S

Next week we return to the Esther story at,
Essentially Esther