Ethan and Ehlana:
Our top news of the day is that the warm weather resumed after an overnight freezing low and we’re expecting the high to top sixty degrees! We’re just getting ready to move on from a chores morning to a play afternoon now, but we were happy to help Mom; and we’re getting to host another co-e sleepover with our four best friends tonight. That’s why we’re doing this update now; since we’re going to have fun for the rest of the day and not worry about the rest of the world at all.
Ehlana and I had fun last night with our respective nights out with Aiden or Naomi and their families; we stayed up late with similar plans for co-ed cuddling and Christmas movies and music; and then we started today with respective, indoor Tai Chi workouts and breakfasts. Naomi and Aiden had their own chores to do this morning, so we split up for the work; and we don’t have anything newsworthy to offer – unless there are any future readers seriously interested in cleaning and laundry! We are ready to forget about all of that now, though; so let’s move on.
We’ve skipped world news updates a lot, so while we would love to keep that trend up; we will offer at least a few stories. For a change, we saw a report about global shipwrecks that we found interesting – more than eighty-five-hundred potentially-toxic shipwrecks that have been left to rot despite being filled with oil and other toxic materials that risk those areas of our oceans and waterways. The story is a reminder that we have other risks to our world beyond wars and political idiocies – though the shipwrecks are also man-made disasters-in-waiting. The latest trend to attack or steal oil tankers is another problem that seems to be escalating; and our country is risking serious consequences – especially with China; since they are not amused by the piracy of one of their ships. Finally, there are daily stories about Ukraine, but the diplomacy is going nowhere; Russia is continuing the attacks without a break for the Ukrainian people or armed forces; and our compassion and prayers are with all of the people being destroyed for no reason beyond the fight for power and resources among the elite leaders involved. That’s enough for today and we really need to move on to the play time with our friends for the rest of the day; so let’s wrap this up.
We’re down to two sleeps before Christmas, and our Christmas music video pick for tonight is one of our ‘church’ favorites that we hope you’ll love too as you listen to it and we move on to the rest of our holiday adventures with our family and friends.
A Strange Way to Save the World – Rascal Flatts
Until next time, live with love, fellow Magi of the Light!
