Canceling Christmas

"I'm canceling Christmas." I heard those words come from my husbands mouth yesterday. If you don't live in the midwest, you might not know of the incredible storm predicted. Rather than put his elderly parents or sister, who lives over an hour away, in jeopardy, he has canceled Christmas. Those words sounded so odd, yet vaguely familiar. Had I heard them in some old movie? They rattled around in my brain all day. I couldn't stop myself from replaying them over and over.

And then I realized why. It's impossible to "cancel Christmas".

There is no way to unbirth the Savior of the world.

There is no way to halt Holiness.

No matter how great our effort is to focus on the secular, there is still Good News of great joy for all of us!

"Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:11

Merry Christmas everyone!!! Deb

December days

I long to be able to put into words the deep sense of peace and love I have this time of year. Yes, it is related to all that is December - Him, lights, trees, snow!, warm fires, hot drinks, hockey rinks!, presents, giving presents!, peppermint, Christmas music (the Andrea Bocelli cd, track #6 with Mary J. Blige - bliss!!).

Even more than that, as I continue to read my Caringbridge journal, that deep seated sense of calm and peace comes over me. I'm not facing cancer right now, I'm not even in pain (the cortisone shot in my left wrist took care of that!). But I am facing the season of my time away in treatment. My Christmas memories away from my family. Yes, they were there for the day, but it was just one of a handful that they got to spend with me during that four months away.

Turning to The Healer and time, have taken the grief and loss and replaced it with triumph! Triumph and victory and surviving well another season of incredibly difficult circumstances.

He will do that for you too. He is waiting to give you a peace and comfort so supernatural that people will wonder - wonder how you are glowing in your season of growing.

His provision is always enough. If we can see through our pain, and praise.

Praise Him for His pursuit of us.

Praise Him for His presence.

Praise Him for His purpose.

Praise Him for the people He puts in our lives to be His hands and feet.

Praise Him.

"Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise Him,
my Savior and my God."
Psalm 42:5