Christmas Around the World

Our church's women's group hosts an annual Christmas tea. This year's theme was Christmas Around the World. I think it was far and away the best tea we've ever had.

Each table was decorated by a volunteer to celebrate a country near and dear to her heart. The displays were stunning and as unique as the countries they represented. I sat at Mexico's table, decorated by Bree and her friend KyFitz.


Drew and Baird were servers for the tea. Drew still fit in his tux with tails that he wore as ring bearer for Miss Megan's wedding earlier this year. He did a great job serving the tables he was assigned, and he never once dropped a platter or spilled tea.

While the whole evening was beautiful and memorable, there were two parts that particularly moved me. One was when a quartet sang a South African lullaby in Zulu. It reminded me that a mother's love and wishes for her baby are the same the world over.
The other was when we sang Silent Night. Our song leader encouraged those who knew the carol in another lanaguage to sing those lyrics. It was so beautiful, at one point I stopped singing, closed my eyes, and just listened to the different languages floating on a sea of common melody.