Our new year's eve was supposed to be celebrated this way...

We're Christians in a non-Christian environment. We supposed to host a Christian New Year's Eve Party but something went terribly wrong that night that I ended sleeping with tears with our tyke. If I could just turn back the time, this is what I wanted to happen in our New Year's Eve with my family and girl friends:

We'll gather together to thank God for the year that has passed. We'll share the special blessings that we've received in year 2010. We are told in 1 Chronicles to "give thanks to the Lord, call on his name, and make known among the nations what He has done."

Then we'll sing songs and play games. Fun games for all ages can include "Catch Phrase," charades, or any other family-oriented games. I've tons of games that just need to be printed or reproduce simply by document scanning.

I missed this-ending the evening with prayer. Prayer could be led by one individual, or open to all to express thanks and supplication to God. We'll pray for things such as peace in the coming year. We'll pray for government leaders, social injustice, spiritual growth for the children, and the Lord's protection, and other things that we want to share.

How about you, how did you celebrate your New Year's Eve Party? I hope it's not depressing as mine.