REMINISCING

"Let's enjoy all the good things of life now. Let's enjoy creation to the fullest as we did in our youth." Wis.2:6
What a beautiful Christmas reflection this passage is! Taking us back to our childhood years, we can dream about the ornaments carefully placed on the tree with each having a memory. We were not afraid to sing all the Christmas carols, no matter how off key, among our group of friends. We made cards for the family, never replacing “Christ” with an “X.” Never would we miss hearing the holiday bell ringers, playing every Christmas song, listening to them in awe, those hollowed, silent, bells making glorious sounds. Waking up to the glistening snow, we would warmly bundle up to run outside and make snow angels. As we moved our legs and arms in formation and our faces upwards, the continued snowflakes fell upon us. Our eyes and mouths open, we would scream with joy as the cold snow hit our eyelashes and tongues. We would come in with frozen red cheeks, laughing, being greeted with cups of hot chocolate topped with mini-marshmallows, our parents pulling off our coats, boots and hats as we sipped, cookies on the table waiting for us. Waiting, as we are for the birth of the Christ child, thanking God for all of life He has given us!
~Marie T. Morrison~

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Holiday Music

Christmas Music.  Some of it we have heard in stores for months. Even while out enjoying Italian food lately, I heard the common Christmas carols. It seemed so out of place. However, hearing a Christmas concert in a Church setting was resplendent. It was enchanting, hearing songs from all over the world. The concert ended with O Holy Night and Night of Silence. They deeply affected me. I was moved to tears. The words and melodies of these songs tell me why we do celebrate Christmas.  Having the image of Joseph and Mary finding a place to give birth to our Savior is a stunning one. How fortunate we are, to still have this vivid image, the son of God being born, saving all of us, sharing His Spirit among many. God Bless You on this night before Christmas.