Light the World - Ghanaian Style
In December we got to celebrate Light the World and it's been a theme that has resonated everywhere I looked since. This particular event was pretty cool because these lovely folks gave the liveliest, happiest nativity I've seen. My favorite part was the excitement of Christ's birth with baby giggles and Mary dancing for joy. When we walked the temple grounds, one person's candle lit anothers and one by one we were all lighting the world. I have been lit by so many candles during my time in Ghana it's impossible to list them all. You know the saying that it takes a village to raise a family? I saw it firsthand as so many friends throughout the country took on and loved my children as my own. They would never hesitate to welcome us and show us love- giving any help or gifts they could think of. These are my hard working friends who worked at Crystal Friends. They not only did fabulous work, but every...