I started Christmas Day with a drive into neighboring Slovenia. I spent the day with friends, Vanja and Sergej Kleindienst. Vanja is a graduate of the Bible Institute in Zagreb. They live with their three children in Razbor, a fairytale kind of place. It is a village right on the top of a mountain. There is only one street in the village, right down the middle of the ridgetop, with all of the houses hugging the mountaintop, with fantastic 360 degree views all around. We spent the morning milking their goats, and with another round of cookie baking with their children. Then there was picking lettuce fresh from their winter garden for a great early afternoon Christmas Day lunch of salad, pork roast (from one of their pigs), potatoes, and carrots. I then headed back to Zagreb for the Christmas day fellowship at our church, where the tradition is to sing carols and light candles, while speaking of Jesus and telling of God’s blessings to us throughout the year. It was a bright and warm time together, and a great way to end a fine Christmas celebration.