Games

One thing that our family looks forward to when getting with "the cousins" on Thanksgiving and Christmas is playing games. We went to Keller, TX for the holidays and spent a wonderful time with Susan's parents, her two sisters and their families. God blessed our Wednesday night sharing time when we went around the room and answered this question: "What was something great that happened this year?" We must have spent an hour and a half going around the room to share the significant moments, and then closed with Scripture reading and singing, "Great is Thy Faithfulness." It really was a holy moment of praise and gratitude to our God.

Then out came the games. Catchphrase, Whonuu, Nertz and my favorite, Scattegories. We laughed so hard and had so much fun. We got to know one another better and made some new memories.

Saturday night our own family gathered at the house -- after Susan and I worked all day and our son came home from refereing at a basketball tournament in Wichita Falls. After a nice Mexican meal that Susan cooked, we played "Cranium." It was such a joyous and hilarious hour as we did charades, drew pictures, and made sculptures. Again, we got to know each other more and once more created so many great memories.

Yes, we watched football over the holiday. And our own family watched several episodes of "The Office," which are hilarious (and mostly very clean humor). But aside from the devotional Wednesday night, the highlight to me was playing games. They are relational. Fun. And memory-making.

Makes me look forward to our Christmas gathering. More games!

Jim