Twelve grapes or ten commands...

We had fun this morning, and prizes galore, with the children's talk at church. For the second week running, willing volunteers tried their luck with "las doce uvas" - the Spanish tradition of eating twelve grapes, one for each chime of midnight as the new year begins. Allegedly this will bring you good luck and prosperity in the new year.

Also for the second week running, we considered the fact that living our lives successfully in the new year doesn't depend on twelve grapes, but is more closely linked to understanding ten commands. I was impressed to hear how well the children had remembered the five commandments that they learned last Sunday, and they did a great job of learning the remaining five commandments today.