My sister and I continued celebrating the season tonight by attending the Christmas party for residents of the community where the cabin is. There were some people there that we recognized, but we sat with a couple who had only lived there for a few months. They moved from Chicago and were originally from Poland. They both had strong accents and were very friendly. We all enjoyed getting to know one another. After dinner which was serve yourself taco bar, there was a white elephant gift exchange – yankee swap for those on the east coast. As is typical, there were some great gifts and some odd ones. For whatever reason, my sister had her gift “stolen” 3 different times. But she ended up with the nice charcuterie board that she really wanted. The people there were all so nice and had a lot of fun with each other. It was a jovial atmosphere and I laughed a lot. At the end of the party, I exchanged information with our new friends and look forward to seeing them when we go up there again. It was a very different event from the other night and a blessing in a different way.

I Found God today making new friends.