The children sing Christmas carols in perfect harmony and beg us to take them caroling later in the day by candlelight. I say we'll have to wait until at least 5 o'clock if we want to use candles. Their grins widen.
Jesse squeezes the hand of the chipmunk that dances and sings Kelly Clarkson's "Since You've Been Gone." It startles the dogs. Everyone giggles.
Cinnamon smells fill the air. Deer range in the back yard. An owl swoops down. The chilly winter air forms clouds around my breath as I take it all in.
Our Savior probably wasn't born in the winter, I think. Christians took over the pagan winter solstice holiday so that they could more easily convert the heathen masses. But it's okay. We can still enjoy the yuletide festivities even though most of them are not our own. As long as we remember that the birth of Jesus Christ, Yeshua, is why we feast at the banquet table tomorrow, share our riches with the poor, and sing His praises to the neighbors.
Merry Christmas, everyone.
God bless you!
Yours -- with tinsel and lights and calm, peaceful nights,
Megan Elizabeth
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