We Will Remember This Christmas

Perhaps it's a good thing to revisit our traditions each year at Christmas. Somehow our lives are marked off by it as much as celebrating the birthdays of growing children, then their weddings, and then the baby showers that eventually follow.

I remember a Christmas many years ago when someone had asked me if I finished all my Christmas shopping, and I didn't know how to answer because I didn't have the ability to buy gifts that year. What might have been a season of total disappointment became instead a season of peace without the crowds at the mall. It was a wonderful Christmas.

I remember that year.

Another year Ed and I decided to shop in the wee hours for some particular sale. I recall standing out in the snow - freezing - and laughing because it seemed so absurd to stand in line for a shop to open while it was still dark outside, and the only thing keeping us warm was the coffee in our travel cups.

I remember that year.

This year we look out at the forest behind our home, our 3rd season here, and rejoice at all of God's blessings. I will never tire of being surrounded by the natural beauty of this country setting. When nothing else seems "just perfect," when there are too many doctor appointments, or too many events in the world to lead us to total distraction, we still find a breath of fresh air in the midst of God's creation.

We will remember this year.

We pray this Christmas will be memorable in every way, and that you would find in the midst of the activity that your hearts are filled with the joy of answered promises.

May you be crowned with God's favor, and may you remember this year.

Merry Christmas!

Ed and Rosemarie Adcock