Annual JOYFUL Party

We have a party during the 3rd week of Advent (the pink candle- Joy) every year.  This past Saturday we had it, and I think it may have been the best yet.  We had over 60 people come and had it catered by Salvatores.  :)  I never take many pics because I'm busy hostessing and refilling ice buckets and tea pitchers.  But it was beautiful and reverent and focused on Christ's incarnation!

I said, "pretend I'm not here- everybody act natural" and they jokingly posed like this- :)

That white cake is "tres leches" brought by a friend from Guatemala and I loved it!

When we gathered these four men read the words from parts 1 and 2 from Handel's Messiah.  They are truly soul filling, heart lifting words.







Just a tiny bit-


Then we all sang these gorgeous hymns of comfort and joy while Dr. Chris played the guitar!

Just a sample-