Frohe Weihnachten!

Frohe Weihnachten!  Merry Christmas from Germany!  This Christmas season has been very full.  There were a lot of special events toward the end of the semester, and this break has begun with lots of activity.  I am so blessed to be a part of the BFA community and to have many opportunities to invest in others' lives.  Check out these Christmas highlights...

Fellowship time in the classroom with my students and their families after the elementary Christmas concert 

Small group Christmas party (more here!)

Christmas bulletin board -- note the construction paper and cotton ball Santa hats and beards I added to their photos!

Class gift from my students inside this beautiful stocking -- a gift certificate to my favorite restaurant!

Silly photo booth at our class Christmas party!  I love my 4th graders!

My roommates came to help with the photo booth!

Sharing with the Italian youth group about the BFA Mission Trip I'll be taking there in April (more here!)

Me with the Italian youth leaders at their Christmas party

A special visit from my parents and brother -- one of our days was spent in the Swiss Alps

Christmas Eve service at G5, the German church I attend regularly

Christmas Eve in Basel

Getting appetizers ready with my mom and roommate on Christmas day!

Christmas gifts from Dave -- Wheaton swim team t-shirts!

Spending an afternoon reading and relaxing at the Starbucks in Basel... hooray for break!

My prayer this Christmas is that we are all reminded of the greatest gift ever given -- Jesus Christ.  May our focus be on Him and Him alone as we head into a new year, 2012!