I was starting to read my old blog that I used to have. This is from Christmas 2006. Reading it again, filled me with peace and joy, so I am sharing with you.
Merry Christmas
Christmas is upon us once again. This time of year, like so many things in
my life, affects me on various levels. It's no surprise that I am a very complex
person, with many facets to my personality. This time of year amplifies that.
This Christmas season is tinged with sadness. This is the first Christmas without
Dad Ames. Thanksgiving was not easy, but I am dreading Christmas. He and
I used to sit on the sofa and just talk while everyone else bustled around. This
makes me sound lazy, but it's just not the case. I just loved that special time
where he'd come over and say, "Hello, dear" and we'd just talk about everything
and nothing.
Yet, on the other hand. My heart is full of hope and joy. This, after all is when
we celebrate the day that Hope came in the flesh. The day that God gave us
the greatest gift we could ever have. His Son. The day when angels filled the
sky and said "Glory to God in the Highest and on earth, peace and good will
toward all men!" It is the day that He became one of us. To think of it, boggles
the mind. It humbles me deeply. He loved us so much, He came to bridge the
gap between our sinful selves and His Holiness. Heaven looked on in awe and
the magnitude of His love for us. I thank God for delivering Himself to us and to
me so that I may live with Him eternally. I thank God for loving me so much He
lived here for me. I wanted to pause and to remember all He has done for me.
If He did nothing more for me that to love me, that would be enough. However,
God's love is a lavish love and He has rained blessings upon me. He has given
me Grace. He has given me Mercy. He has given me all that He has. My soul
stands still and silent in the awe of Him. Tears come to my eyes as I think of
how He saved me. How He restored me. How He cares for my every need and
concern. He completes me with His love. He is continuing to work in me and
through me and I thank God for each and every lesson learned, because it pulls
me closer to His heart.
I thank God for every gift He has given me. Every loss I have endured, isn't in
vain. There is a hope and a blessed reunion coming. Writing this is causing me to
weep bittersweet tears. I miss those that aren't with me. Oh, how I wish I could
sit and talk to them just for a moment or two. However, they are all in God's
hands and I trust He will look after them until we are together again. Yet even
as the tears slide down my cheeks, a smile spreads across my face. Thinking of
that moment. Time standing still. Heaven hushed. Waiting. Then... a baby's cry
and Heaven rejoices. "Do not be afraid! I bring you good tidings of great joy that
will be for all people. Today, in the City of David a savior has been born, Christ
the Lord." I rejoice with the angels. I say Glory to God! Praise to the King of
Kings!
May the hope that was born in Bethlehem, Jesus Christ, stay in your heart and
mind not just at Christmas, but every day of the year.
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