Christmas 2010..
It’s not my nature to plug into pity parties, but this morning I was enroute to a royal one. Christmas eve, children at their other parents, husband serving others in Afghanistan, father battling cancer in another state, mother already in heaven….friends far away. The house was quiet, filled with the trappings of Christmas…the tree blinking, the wreaths hung, an eerie quiet throughout the house.
The moment was tempting, to be sad that no one was calling, no one was reaching out….the kind of moment when you can justify enlarging the pity party…you know, put on the crown of miserable and focus of self…
After realizing that I had in no way reached out to others, I spent time letting the people I love know that they are important to me. Shed a few tears on Skype as I saw my handsome husband so far away wishing me a Merry Christmas…and prepared the food that would be our traditional dinner together to share via video camera to a land far away….
Then the joy of the realization of the truth of this day creeped into my heart again. The truth that says that a Christ child came to be on this earth. I don’t care that this date or that is the accurate one, that people grumble about the commercialization of the season….the truth of this weekend is that a very real God loves me, sent His son and this weekend we celebrate that gift of Christmas in Christ.
Merry Christmas to you, where ever you are, and if you are lonely, sad, or wishing your moments were different take time to remember all that you have, all that God has gifted you. His very presence in your life through the Holy Spirit….a path made straight for you as you trust in Him. So this night of nights, this Christmas Eve….allow me to tell you the truth of my night….I am very thankful for you, and am glad you are in my life…..and I hope that you too will find the joy of this Christmas…and allow the miracle of Christ’s birth permeate throughout your heart.
Merry Christmas!
Sweetie
