Happy Christmas!

My great uncle's funeral a couple of weeks ago was as good as those things can go. I believe the Lord covered it and gave me the words to say. My focus was on treating each other with the kindness of Christ which assumes, of course, a relationship with Christ. Not the folks who aren't Christian can't be, or aren't, kind, but growing in Christ is walking in the Grace and Love that is birthed in us, remembering Whose ambassador we are - to seek to be as He is in this world. I spoke of remembering the fatherless, and the widow.

Christmas has been good - at our house we seem to carry it on for several days :)

The kids opened their gifts last night, and seemed to like the things they received. I'm glad to say that my children don't seem all that overly spoiled. There were no complaints and only smiles. Of course they got what they asked for, but ours isn't a family that can drop a couple grand for gifts.

My wife was the surprised one! We had decided earlier to forgo gifts for one another because we were expecting to have some things done around the house this fall. We were hoping to have a bathroom done, and an addition better insulated. We had folks come out and give estimates for both, but couldn't seem to get anyone to actually do the work...go figure. Anyway - since we didn't have the work done I bought her a few simple gifts; clothes, boots, a CD, and a movie. As our daughter passed the gifts to her from beneath the tree my wife began crying. She said she felt bad about not getting me anything because we had talked about not doing it, but I told not to worry about it. Her surprised an glad reaction was gift enough. Even if we had had the work done on the house I still would got her something. I don't like the idea of her not opening anything from me on Christmas.

I have mentioned before that we left our church of 14 years. I'm still not really ready to write about it, and will always love everyone there, but I will say this - thank God for His eternal salvation that is in Christ that can never be lost once given!

Merry Christmas to all who read!

May you and yours be blessed!