I love the feelings that I feel so strongly during the Christmas Season! I often hear of how commercialized Christmas is and that we have lost the true meaning of Christmas. I am amazed every year at how much more I disagree with this statement! I know that there are those who want to make it a winter holiday and not celebrate the birth of Christ. I know that you can also find those who love the Lord and want to rejoice and celebrate the birth of Christ! So I thought that in this post I would share some of the highlights of the season for me! I think that the start of this feeling this year was when Tiana came home from School choir so excited about the song she was singing! The words went something like,"let's go to the manger of the Christ child- let's go to the cradle of a king!" I enjoyed listening to her beautiful voice and felt great joy that they were still able to sing songs like this. Imagine my greater surprise when I opened up her Choir folder and found the song "This is the Christ" by James E Faust! I burst into tears and read the words to my girls! The choir ran out of time to sing it, but I was glad it was a song they considered! I was amazed at the countless hours I saw and heard of in service. So many people around me were finding their greatest holiday joy in serving others - feeding the hungry, showering those in need with gift and visiting the lonely! I was inspired as I heard people share with me the great joy they felt as they served others! I loved getting a call from my husband who was so touched as gift bags were delieved to the veterans- from the Kalamazoo Relief Societies! The Veterans were so thrilled to be thought of! I loved that in the absence of having our extended family far away that there were so many people willing to share their time with us and making us feel like had family here! I loved reading Tiana's class newspaper where one student wrote, " Christmas is really about the joy of Jesus when he was born!"
Another highlight was when Tiana came home with this card and a present from a classmate!
She often calls Tiana one of God's angels. I am so grateful for the holiday season and for the love and joy that I feel in this season! I know that I can sometimes go a little overboard with the holiday, but I really enjoy most of all the true meaning of Christmas!
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5 comments:
OH.... I am glad you posted the note. It is so darling and I love her artwork as well.
That is so sweet. What a nice friend Tia has. So cute!
Isn't it so true that as far to one extreme the commercialism of Christmas goes in one direction, that in the equally opposite direction there is an increase in faith and knowledge that the Savior is the true meaning of Christmas. Okay, so in my heart I know what I'm trying to say. I just can't get it out as well as you.
The card is very cute, and maybe next year the choir can actually sing This is the Christ. That is neat.
What an adorable card for Tia! That is so very sweet! Look like you had a great Christmas. I love the potato snoman! I bet Chris thought that was great. And I love all of the pictures of the "sister sleepovers." Me and Dawnielle always loved to sleep next to eachother. That brought back lots of fun memories!
What a well-written note!
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