I love the way that Augusta E. Rundel describes this wonderfully sentimental holiday. "Christmas--that magic blanket that wraps itself about us, that something so intangible that it is like a fragrance. It may weave a spell of nostalgia. Christmas may be a day of feasting, or of prayer, but always it will be a day of remembrance--a day in which we think of everything we have ever loved."
My mind recalls so many beautiful and magical and wonderful people this time of year. I love to recall how when my sister, Tracy, and my brother, Paul, and I would giggle and talk way into the night wishing to see Santa. We'd lie awake until our eyelids were made of lead planning our re-enactment of the birth of Jesus we wanted to perform on Christmas morning. I laugh at us now and know I have remarkable parents...they never even cracked a smile as they listened or watched...we just had to be hilarious...but we were serious and they always respected that!
Jesus is the center of my life. I pray that you will be blessed and know that you are loved from this day into forever!
SILENT NIGHT, HOLY NIGHT! SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE, Y'ALL!
Merry Christmas everyone!
Laura Beth
