It's Christmas time...an amazing time of family, friends, laughter, love and joy...I love that!
Who wouldn't?
The sharing of fabulous food ; turkey dinners, all the trimmings, cozy brunches, cinnamon spices, jam-jams, shortbread cookies, mandarin oranges, popcorn, cranberries, eggnog and apple cider, chocolate, more chocolate, marshmallows resting in mugs of hot cocoa…steaming.
Buying Presents; wrapping paper, red and green, silver and gold, ribbons and bows, tags, hand written ’love Santa’, hidden, sneaking, peeking, given freely and received gladly, BIG packages sent in the mail, small sheer bags tied with white ribbon, plates of iced cookies, stockings filled, loaded with love, ripping, unwrapping…gifts.
Christmas carols; Singing loudly “Hark the herald angels sing glory to the new born king”, humming softly, “Silent night Holy night all is calm all is bright”, children swaying, arms rocking “Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, the little lord Jesus lay down his sweet head, the stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay” and in the choir “Oh come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant”, Solos, “Mary did you know”, and all together, harmony and melody…hallelujah, hallelujah!
Going to gatherings; travelling far or staying close by, home for Christmas, “if only in my dreams” attending church, concerts, sweet shepherd costumes, yellow fluffy tutu’s and dance recitals, praying, laughing, talking and the playing of games, boys skating, decking the halls and staircases, all cozy inside, warm slippers, bear bum red one piece pajamas and roasting chestnuts by the fire… well, who does that anymore?
Christmas movies; Santa Clause and Charlie Browns Christmas, Frosty, Rudolph, the crazy green Elf, the miracle that happened on 34th street, all of those cheesy TV specials, Cindy-lou Who and the grinch who stole Christmas, bells ringing, angel wings...it's a wonderful life!
These are a few of my favorite things, especially at Christmas, tied up with joy.
Christmas movies; Santa Clause and Charlie Browns Christmas, Frosty, Rudolph, the crazy green Elf, the miracle that happened on 34th street, all of those cheesy TV specials, Cindy-lou Who and the grinch who stole Christmas, bells ringing, angel wings...it's a wonderful life!
These are a few of my favorite things, especially at Christmas, tied up with joy.
All of this just brings a smile, a lightening of the heart and soul…heart and soul joy. Joy brings gladness to the hardest of souls… if their heart can be made soft enough to feel it…grace clinches it. Love is a place where joy and grace meet…in circles of friends, in the safety of families, inside hearts and souls…joy to you.
Love actually is all around, share some of yours! This season look closely, take in the faces around you, smile, say hello, share some joy, show some grace; the greatest gifts we can give and the greatest gifts we have been given.
“From His grace we have received one blessing after another”
John1:16
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…I love that.
