26th
December
December
Keeping Perspective at Christmas
Posted by Stacey at 7:29 AM. Placed in Newsletter category
Well, it's the day after Christmas and I can't help but want to reflect on yesterday. This year I told one of my boys that it would be a slim Christmas and his response was, "SMALLER THAN LAST YEAR?" I just smiled. I share that with you to let you know that I have NOT arrived when it comes to keeping perspective on Christmas, that's for sure. In fact, yesterday morning I was awake at 5:30am due to my excitement. Not for my gifts, but to watch my kids open theirs.
So this year Christmas lands on a Sunday...and all those with children groan. Actually it was my pastor that answered someone who asked if he would be cancelling service on Christmas and he responded, "I can't imagine being anywhere else on Christmas day than in Jesus's house, on His birthday!" I love that! Again, I know that getting kids ready on Christmas day can be a challenge, but in our house it was not an option, to NOT go! By the way, the service was amazing! Our pastor preached on The Greatest Story ...
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