Wow, Christmas yesterday was awesome. We three Six sisters had family at each of our homes over the past couple days. Kathy had a wonderful Christmas Eve gathering and Pam had us over Christmas day. It was wonderful, I don't know how she does it. Because I had Thanksgiving at my house, I was able to slide by for those couple days with just having my own kids over and keeping it really low key. It was nice having Dustin and Christina and Joe here at the house opening presents together. Once kids get to be adults and have their own homes, jobs, lives, etc., you never know for sure when you'll be able to recreate that together time that was simply taken for granted when they were under your own roof. Anyway, Mark and I were blessed this year to get to visit his family in Florida after Thanksgiving and then celebrate with my family here in Central Kentucky, as well as our own kids, in our own house. We were truly blessed.
I hope you had a similar experience for your holiday season. It was especially special on Christmas morning hearing our young minister, Andy, remind us of the whole reason of the season. With readings from Genesis, Isaiah, Luke and Matthew we were able to hear of God's plan for the salvation of His world, the simple introduction of His word as it became flesh and came to us into a lowly stable in Bethlehem and the worldwide rejoicing and celebrating that followed His birth and takes place each and every year to allow us to express our unending gratitude for His love that he bestows on us daily. Following up each reading from the Bible with Christmas carols of miraculous birth, worshiping kings and shepherds and expressing our faith and adoration is one of my favorite expressions at Christmas. My wish for each of us is that we can keep that spirit of celebration and gratitude each day of our lives and always remember how fortunate we are to have a God who lavished us with the gift that keeps on giving every day of our lives, our lord and savior, Jesus Christ, our king.
Love to all and Merry Christmas. Stay safe and have a great day, Susan
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