On the Fourth Day of Christmas...
A freebie and a sneak peek
Last night my husband and children hung Christmas lights.
When we first married, my husband thought Christmas lights were pointless. Where he grew up, Christmas lights weren’t really a thing. It seemed like a lot of work for little reward. But in my family, Christmas lights were a big deal. My husband would end up becoming my dad’s annual Christmas light assistant, helping to put up huge displays at my parents’ house. Then, as we had children, I would insist on car rides around the neighborhood to look at lights the week before Christmas. As a child my parents took me on long car rides to look at lights, listening to Neil Diamond singing holiday classics, until I could barely keep my eyes open. If we happened to do it on Christmas Eve, I would imagine I could see Santa’s silhouette against the moon. This last year, my husband planned our light-gawking route himself. We stopped at Starbucks, and everyone got hot chocolate which we enjoyed with popcorn from home. I didn’t get very far on the Neil Diamond album before the groaning started. Instead, we laughed and belted out “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” a half-dozen times.
I’m glad Christmas lights are a big deal.
: ) Sarah
Coming Up in CPQ
The next quarterly theme in the new year will be Upper Years. We traditionally have had four main articles in our publication, but we will have six for this one. You heard that right. SIX. This is an important time, for us and our children, and it calls for more encouragement.
In this quarterly, we will be talking about:
the breadth and balance of the upper years
little things done faithfully
cultivating atmosphere in the upper years
principles for the upper years
expectations, testing, and what really matters
a CM education and STEM
And all the regular columns will be in there, too. This will be a jam-packed issue to encourage you as you get closer to that finish line—whether it’s your first or your last you’re graduating.
Fourth Day of Christmas Freebie
