December 20, 2012
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There Is a Savior!
Dear Xanga family. I wrote this years ago, but I post this every year, because sometimes, in all the rush and craziness of the holiday, we forget. Have a wonderful and blessed Christmas.
********************************************************************You spent HOURS maki
ng an adorable, little lamb costume for your four year old to wear in the church play. On the way to the church, he barfed all over it. It’s OK. What matters about this season is not perfection. What matters is the Savior.You went to eight different hardware stores before you found one that had the wrench set for your father-in-law, and now your husband informs you it’s the wrong one. It doesn’t matter. You still have a Savior.
You feel embarrassed because you were so exhausted you bought the potato salad for the office party at the deli instead of making your own. Who really cares? You still have a Savior.
Your neighbor just dropped off a gift, and you didn’t buy them anything! Try to just let it go. You still have a Savior.
You never did get that last batch of cut out cookies iced. It’s OK. They taste fine without icing. You still have a Savior.
You just received a Christmas card from Bill and Dorothy, and you have no idea who they are! It doesn’t matter. You still have a Savior.
The cat just climbed to the top of the tree and managed to break that special ornament you and your husband bought on your honeymoon trip to France fifteen years ago. It’s a shame it’s gone, but you still have a Savior.
That nice new couple from church will be here in ten minutes for coffee and cake, and you just dropped the cake upside down on the floor. Oh well. They can eat those un-iced cookies instead! The important thing is, you still have a Savior.
The gift you ordered for your boss has not arrived, and today is the last day you can give it to him before the holiday break. You can still rejoice. You have a Savior.
There are plenty of things going on during the holidays that can bring stress and frustration. We need to remember that all the fuss and flurry of the season have little to do with what it is really about.
THERE IS A SAVIOR!
Comments (10)
yeah!
praises to His Name ~ o what a Saviour!
Amen and amen!
my grandson said,"do you know who's birthday it is granny?" he said,"Jesus" it was so sweet and later I told my son and he said,"on the way to the little kid gym there is a sign that says,"Happy Birthday Jesus." and he always asks his daddy what does it say? and my son says he will say Happy Birthday Santa and Reece says,"daddy it says Jesus."
Great post!!
Merry Christmas, my friend.
Love
Michel
Even though my friends and family are thousands of miles away, it is ok. Christ is the saviour. I am thankful every day to have that family and those friends where ever they may be on this earth, to know that they love me and that I can love them in return.
Even you and Mr Peas, though we can not touch hand to hand, we are holding together heart to heart in Christ and that make me eternally happy inside.
I have been reading some of your blogs for some time now. And even though I don't know you and live far away from you (in Wisconsin) I am so blessed by your writing and especially this one which puts Christmas into perspective. Praying God will bless you and your family this Christmas season! Connie
@Connie - Thank you so much, Connie! Your comment was a real encouragement to me.
@Aloysius_son - YES!
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