Realizing 'what is really precious' this Advent

Dear Friends,

I know most of you don't hear from us too often, so we wanted to just connect with you during this holy season to share a few photos from our recent "Sankta Lucia "Child of Light" Festival" at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church on Dec. 13.  Our girls Megan and Alyson along with about 17 of their friends joined with them to observe this special festival of carol singing, story telling, pagentry, candles, children and luciabullar (special saffron buns eaten on Lucia Day).  There is a special glow about these children and that night that I wanted to share with you in hopes to brighten your holiday.  In light of the recent shootings, we are all counting our own blessings and realizing what is really precious to us in this world.
Please go to this link to look at the album:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151299982307937.493101.374559357936&type=1&l=0032e7339d

God Jul,

Ron and Carol McClung
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
360-620-2365
PO Box 1324, Stevenson, WA 98648
www.shepherdofthehills.info