Day 72- December 21st

December 21^st – Day 72

I love the Christmas song “O Holy Night”. It made me miss Christmas cantatas and Christmas Eve Service and their soloists.

I saw Collin in the Galley and asked him if he knew how to play it on his violin. He said he did and that a matter of fact, he was accompanying a soloist (Kate) at the Waste Barn Christmas concert.

I shared with him my excitement and told him it was my favorite and how homesick I was.

I was definitely going to the concert now regardless of how late it would be and I needing to be up for work the next morning.

Collin is an amazing violinist who is from Fairbanks. He did a set with Tim who played guitar and ukulele.  Then he accompanied Kate who before she sang “O Holy Night”, gave me a shout out and dedicated it to me. So Sweet of Collin to ask her to do that! I of course was bawling my eyes out at this point.

Because of the how genuinely caring and thoughtful my new friends are, I feel a little better now, a little less homesick and a lot more Christmas Spirit. There are so many wonderful people here. I feel privileged to know them.