The events of Christmas while living near the desert.

-The first choice for a party on Christmas Eve is to go to the sand dunes for a picnic and bonfire.
-You notice that the sandstorms ‘almost’ remind you of a snowstorm with the grayish, whitish color in the air. Then you realize it is 90 degrees instead of 0 degrees.
-You feel cold when the temperature ‘drops’ to 65 degrees F.
-Your Christmas tree is a thorn tree branch!
-You have donkeys walking by your door all day to remind you of Mary, very pregnant, riding on a donkey.
-Missing family, but remembering that no matter where “home” may be, it is so great to rejoice in the huge sacrifice our Father gave in sending His son to save us. We, His complaining, sinful, and selfish beings. There’s no sacrifice too big for us to make in response to this amazing sacrifice.