Nov 24, 2023

SKETCHING BY NOVEMBER TREE

"He likes to draw pictures too;" my daughter told me about my grandson Yusei. "just give him paper, crayons, and leave him at the table. He's happy." she said. I could tell he was in his own little world when he got started drawing. I sat down next to him and started sketching him, and he didn't even notice. See him concentrating, the way he sticks out his tongue?

Oh--why's the Christmas tree up already? Since the biggest Japanese holiday is New Year's, many figure the tree-and-Santa Holiday is the western counterpart, a winter festivity. So wouldn't November just be one of the early months of the season?

Pray Yusei would learn of Him Who died on a TREE meant to be remembered every month of the year.