Check out the Christmas lights

Have you heard of the house—it’s actually a few houses together—in Tinley Park (Chicago suburbs) that has the terrific Christmas display? Well, Rachel and I checked it out, tonight. It is fair to say that it is spectacular, especially considering it is the work of regular folks living in an ordinary neighborhood.

We were there looking at the many scenes and lighting effects for about 10 or 15 minutes and I would guess there were 75 to 80 people, several dogs, and a creature I could not identify, walking around looking and taking photos during our brief stay.

(It made me wonder how the neighbors feel about it. Especially that guy across the street who was frowning at us from his front window.)

If you are out that way and you have a few spare moments it is worth seeing.

Address:  17321 Avon Lane, Tinley Park, IL

A Nice Christmas Moment

Last night, we put up the Christmas tree, the lights and other decorations. 

When we finished the adornments, we turned off the other lights and the next thing you know we were all sitting together, Nadia, Rachel, Taylor and I with the room lit only by the Christmas lights, as Christmas music played.  It was one of those lovely, unplanned family Christmas moments.

(If I had tried to engineer a moment like this, it’s unlikely that it would have happened.)

At one point the song that was playing had these lyrics:

This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing:
Haste, haste to bring Him love,
The Babe, the son of Mary.

One of my favorite carols.  My heart was filled with thankfulness, peace, love and joy.