One Last Christmas Wish

Amen

Christmas Eve

I believe in Santa Claus.

Not in the jolly old elf in the red suit, of course.

No, I believe in the spirit of Santa Claus.

I believe in the simple joy in a child's face on Christmas morning. I believe in families gathering together to share the peace and joy with each other.

I believe in finding and giving just the right thing whenever I can.

Santa is not so much a person as he is a state of being. How nice would it be if that feeling, that simple joy, that love and peace we wish for each other at this time of year stayed with us for the entire year?

What a wonderful place this would be.

I also believe in that child.

The one born in a manager because there was no place for Him anywhere else. I believe in the hope He offers, as old-fashioned as that may be.

I also believe that the two - the spirit of Christmas we've invested in Santa and the simple promise given to us by the birth of that child - are not unrelated and we do better when we remember that.

For those of you experiencing sorrow, I wish solace. For those of you experiencing pain, I pray for comfort. For those in need, I pray that your needs be met.

But most of all...

Peace.

For us all.

Time for a disclaimer

So, I will admit I haven't paid much attention to this blog. I hope to change that. I also didn't pay enough attention to the comments on my last wordless Wednesday post. Time to clear something up.

The lab is not mine, nor is the photo. It's one I found online and I posted it because it is a great picture. I also have a fondness for labs since all of the family dogs when I was a kid were labs.

However, this is my baby:


She's my third shepherd and until I'm a little old lady who can't control a big dog, all my dogs will be shepherds. Her name is Riley. The cat in the window is Maddie, also known as Houdini.

I hope that sets the record straight.

Wordless Wednesday