Happy New Year! Before and after Christmas, we worked on ideas to describe our memories of Christmas in North America and in Thailand. We hope you enjoy this joint effort:
When we think about Christmas, we feel happy and sad at the same time. We get excited about presents. Nate likes people giving him presents, and he likes pleasing people with the presents he gives them.
We are sad because we want to be where the snow is. We like snow and wish we could play with it. Pete wishes he could wear 20 millions sweatshirts. We miss our grandparents, especially Grandpa Pu. Even if we went to his house for Christmas, he wouldn't be there. We want to go to heaven to be with him. We wish we could all live together, or others in our family could visit.
Nate wishes he could be with his friends in North America. He remembers making Santa Claus people with paper, and watching movies about Christmas in school.
In Thailand, Christmas is quite different. We celebrated Christmas at our church Dec. 26. Nate liked the drummer in the band and the play, but he did not like having a big crowed in a small space, and he liked the food. We went to schools to do party stuff for the students so they can know about Christmas. We gave presents to our friends and our soccer team.
Christmas is not just about Santa Claus and snow and presents and gifts. It's about Jesus' birthday, singing praises to God and worshipping Him. Jesus was born on Christmas (we discussed this point and decided to leave it) and he came for the world. We use the Advent Jesse Tree to remember a new king coming. We can do that anywhere in the world.
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