Tag: Christmas
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A Song of Joy & Sadness on The First Christmas
That first Christmas, there was joy. There was wonder and awe and salvation. There was also sadness. Christ’s coming meant peace on Earth, but it was not immediate. That first Christmas also held devastation. Mary’s joy was the joy of a new mother, a joy made infinitely more full as the mother of the Christ…
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Merry & Bright
I had no expectations for Christmas this year. We’ve been so bogged down in doing that I forgot to look up and look forward. As full as life is on a regular basis, I have a hard time making room for all the extra this season seems to expect. There are still groceries to buy…
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An Un-Celebrated Christmas
I never got into the Christmas spirit this year. It’s Christmas Eve, and I still have not. We didn’t put up a tree. We didn’t take out a single decoration. I didn’t write a Christmas card to anyone, at all. There are a lot of reasonable reasons for these things: we moved, we’ve been busy, and…