Each year Mark’s family goes into Center City, Philadelphia on Christmas Eve. They walk through Reading Terminal Market to get seafood for Christmas Day, beef jerky for the boys, and egg nog samples from the Amish market. Then they go to Love Park to take pictures at the Christmas tree and look around the Christmas Village shops. Then they all lay on the floor of Macy’s and watch the light show before heading to to a restaurant to eat dinner. This was my third year with their family and each year it gets better. There’s something really special about a fun tradition in the city with all the hustle and bustle. It’s Mark and my favorite day of the year.
It’s always really sad when Christmas Eve has passed because we look forward to it for such a long time. Julie Andrews narrating the Light Show. The German Christmas store at Christmas Village. The children that crawl all over the red carpet during the Light Show. The candy store at Reading Terminal Market. Mark and that Nutcracker…? And this year we got amazing food at the Manayunk Brewery afterwards – the sushi was amazing!!
It was also an amazing Christmas Eve because Nane accepted Jesus as her savior at the Christmas Eve service at church! It was such an answer to prayer for Mark’s family and such joyful news. It made the meaning of Christmas extremely clear and meaningful this year. It also made me so aware of the many blessings God has given me.
Christmas was especially bright this year.
Christmas Eve Night at my house will be coming soon!!
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