Lights For Liberty: Framingham

 Last night we attended the Lights for Liberty vigil in Framingham. It was a gorgeous night and a beautifully put together protest/vigil. Here the girls hold signs that one of the women from our incredible faith community made. 

 On the steps at City Hall waiting for the event to begin. 

 Framingham's Mayor Spicer gives a speech. 

 "Let's be clear. there is no crisis of immigration in our country, there is a crisis of compassion in our government!"  -Plymouth Church's own Rev. Gregory Morisse

 Beginning the candle lit portion of the evening. 

 It was an incredibly moving experience and I am so glad that we were able to be there with so many from our church, and so many more from Framingham and the surrounding towns. Events like this give us all hope that there is still goodness and kindness in our country, even though it feels more rare than ever these days. xo 

Sunday Smiles::Spreading Christmas Cheer

Tonight we went Christmas caroling. It was the first time that we've done this as a family and we had an absolute blast!  I remember many a Christmas caroling adventure from when I was a kid, and I knew that the girls would love this.  Since the church that we've been attending for the last few months had a Christmas caroling night scheduled we figured why not go along and help spread some Christmas cheer.  We met at the church, found our assigned group and off we went caroling to a couple of houses before heading to one of the local nursing homes for some more singing and a little reception.  There we got to chat with the residents and serve cookies.  The girls were such gracious hostesses and had a wonderful time offering cookies to everyone (I wish I had taken some pictures while they were passing out cookies).  It was such a great way to give back to a group that has given so much during their lifetimes.  And I know that it's these experiences, these adventures that will stay with the girls for years to come.