Posted on December 20, 2009 - by genes

A Nice Tradition

It started a few years ago when some of our children were standing around after the service on the Sunday before Christmas, looking particularly nice in their Christmas outfits.  Someone thought to make a Kodak moment … which was repeated the next year, etc.  Now, we have one of those well established, informal, traditions going that has documented, in several installments, the growth of our children.  It is always fun to see who gathers on the steps to make a memory.  While I do enjoy looking at the children, I can’t help but also notice that some of their parents, just like them, grew up in this church.  Others started coming while students in college.  Some met at AFCC, others married here and then stayed.  A few picked this church after starting their families, because of the value we place on children and our commitment to support them as parents.  It is a great thing to be a part of an ever expanding Christian family where all of us, regardless of age, can forge relationships that will be a blessing to us for the rest of our lives.   Next year’s photo will be taken December 19, 2010.  New children are always welcome as there is plenty of room on the steps!  GRS