Silent Night...
This is the magical time of Christmas Eve. The children are tucked in their beds (the younger ones, anyway, the big brothers are finishing their gifts...) and I can sit in the stillness of the night with just the twinkling white lights of the Christmas Tree providing a soft and comforting glow.
The sense of quiet, peace and silence is something I hope to inject all my Decembers to come with, not just on Christmas Eve, but for every day in December. To take the silent time during the period of advent to reflect on and revere the presence of Christ in my life.
The last few days have been busy, but have brought much joy. Time with Matt as he prepared for and has been recovering from wrist surgery (which ended up being a ligament reconstruction, not a simple arthroscopy) on Monday, to Nicole's Christmas Party, to work Tuesday, to picking up my parents in Wilkes Barre (about an hour away and we had fog and ice) as they decided to come for Christmas at the last minute.
They weren't going to come but yet, at the last moment, they did and to me that is the best gift of all. We will be together celebrating love, family and the birth of Jesus.
Peace.
The sense of quiet, peace and silence is something I hope to inject all my Decembers to come with, not just on Christmas Eve, but for every day in December. To take the silent time during the period of advent to reflect on and revere the presence of Christ in my life.
The last few days have been busy, but have brought much joy. Time with Matt as he prepared for and has been recovering from wrist surgery (which ended up being a ligament reconstruction, not a simple arthroscopy) on Monday, to Nicole's Christmas Party, to work Tuesday, to picking up my parents in Wilkes Barre (about an hour away and we had fog and ice) as they decided to come for Christmas at the last minute.
They weren't going to come but yet, at the last moment, they did and to me that is the best gift of all. We will be together celebrating love, family and the birth of Jesus.
Peace.
Labels: advent quiet, Christmas Eve, silent night
posted by www.kathypride.com at
12:21 AM
2 Comments:
So thankful you made it through that ice storm to pick up your folks. There's nothing like having the entire family together for Christmas.
HUGS!
Blessed Christmas to you and your family! I have my mom here, i drove to grove city to get Caleb, and then drove to annaplois to get mom! Did each trip in one day, ugh! It is so nice to have mom here, I just wish I could convince her to move closer to us. My younger sister and family are arriving any minute! We are going to squeeze 13 people around my huge dining room table tonight for chili, hearty bread, and love! They're here!
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