December 25, 2022
It's 2:26 am. Technically it's Christmas Day but I'm just finishing the touches on Christmas Eve. All are sleeping, the house is quiet minus the sound of that ice maker and a dishwasher...I've settled into some white cheddar popcorn and a topo-chico...if that doesn't describe my idea of Christmas I don't know what does. :) I haven't done December daily for two years...but it doesn't mean a lot of life hasn't happened. In fact too much at times. It seems like post-Covid we've been run ragged. Covid gave us such a good chance to chill and prioritize the important things...even though there was much hard about it. I look at the faces of these beautiful kiddos and I know that it's fading. The wonder, the excitement, the joy of Christmas that is caught in the magic of Santa. I ache for them to have that same joy and wonder in the birth of a Savior...in the comfort of a King who fills their hearts... And my momma heart hurts a little. W
