The Christmas season is filled with many sights, smells and sounds that evoke magical memories of Christmas past. As we celebrate this first Christmas with Dad watching from above, I reflect on a few of those memories represented by the pictures below. Dad, an out island boy with a humble upbringing, clearly demonstrated to us at Christmas time that it was more blessed to give than to receive…a reflection of his heavenly Father who gave us the perfect gift of salvation. O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord!
Back row – Paul, Leroy, Paula
Middle row – Mama, Dad, Mom
Front row – Jonathan, Evan
Jonathan and Evan (left to right)
Spanish Wells
Jonathan, Chantal, Evan, Sophia (left to right)
(Left to right)
Back row – Paul, Sherry, Evan, Jonathan, Chantal, Paula, Leroy
Front row – Sophia, Jason, Dad, Mom, Jessica
Clockwise – Mom, Leroy, Paula, Shirley & Don Phillips, Betty & Walter Higgs, Dad
(Left to right)
Back row – Rhys, Griffin, Bronwyn, Dylan
Front row – Wes, Dad, Mom, Gwyneth
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Thanks for digging up these fond Christmas memories!
Evan, thank you for the pictorial story. My eyes moistened with the evident beauty of love shared. Blessed we are to have generations of fathers who demonstrated God’s love in an abundant, forever supply. Joy Lowe Jossi
Evan,
What a wonderful tribute to your dad. He was a great man, who left a great legacy to all his children. You are doing the same thing, passing on to your children values, memories, and a Godly heritage. God bless you all, and Merry Christmas to the Lowe family, all of you!
I love your blog and seeing all these pictures.
Loved reading this and seeing the wonderful pictures. Still can’t believe this will be the first Christmas without him here. And yes, Grandaddy thought more of giving gifts than getting them. I remember him saying that he was lucky to get an apple or orange for Christmas sometimes, and he thought that was special. I would loved to have spent a day back in his boyhood times.