Today I celebrate the second theme of Advent: PEACE. ( A week behind although I am sure it is ok with God😄). The season of Christmas has always brought me a sense of comfort and peace like no other time of the year.
In the midst of the hustle and bustle, the busyness, and the excitement, there is a deeper meaning in the Christmas Season which can bring a sense of PEACE and the promise of PEACE in the New Year.
In the Christmas season when I was nine, our 42-foot trailer had been sold, we moved into a small two-bedroom apartment, and Dad sold his pickup truck, all in preparation to help pay for our forever home which was being built.
Dad walked daily to his job as an installer repairman for Ma Bell in all kinds of weather. (He had a company truck but only for use in his work). When the weather turned cold and wintry, he caught pneumonia between Thanksgiving and Christmas and had to be home to recover. It was the first time I had ever seen my Dad ill, and it was scary!
Our Christmas was much slimmer that year. But we did have a Christmas tree which, and as I mentioned last week, was Dad’s favorite. Somehow, having less presents, no TV, and Dad being ill, brought us so much closer together, and Christmas was much quieter and more peaceful.
It was one of the BEST Christmases we ever had and made the meaning of Christmas so much more precious and real and memorable!
Dad did eventually recover, and the whole family, Dad, Mom, Richard, and I, helped do finishing work on the new house, another experience bringing us and keeping us closer together!
So GRATEFUL for my childhood with my parents and brother!
May your Christmas Season be filled with memory-making experiences and peace as you find new meaning this Christmas season!
Blessings,
Carolyn
Honoring Peace
The Peace of Nature in Winter
Peace of Christmas Season
A peaceful Christmas with Mom’s favorite bird, the Cardinal.
Peace at Christmas in song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8gxxmHQacI
A family image similar to my family of origin.
