As you know, I have been having problems with my heart and fibromyalgia. My blood pressure is barely controlled and I am constantly tired.
We have decided to cancel Christmas this year. I haven't even put up a wreath on the front door, let alone, a Christmas tree.
We are staying home and nobody is coming. Contrary to how I would feel in years past, this year's plan gives me peace.
We plan to play games online with my sister and son. There's nothing like a game of online Scrabble with familiar people who are well matched in scores.
None of us is able to attend church these days but that doesn't stop us from worshiping God and remembering Jesus on the day we choose to celebrate as His birthday.
Next week I will be ordering my Christmas food and I will be buying a ham and organic salad vegetables for Chris's and my lunch. I will also be buying some grape juice and matzo crackers, as we plan to take Communion online with my sister and son like we did last Easter.
It is not an ideal Christmas, but with all of us feeling unwell, it is making the best of a bad situation.
We all feel that as long as we remember that God sent His Son Jesus to bear the sins of the world and be our Saviour, then that is what Christmas really is.
Besides, the first Christmas was extremely unpretentious and simple. It's OK if ours is too...
© Glenys Robyn Hicks
" So teach [us] to number our days, that we may apply [our] hearts unto wisdom" Psalm 90:12
We’ve come close to matching your plans - a quiet day with the “neighbors.” When four generations live on the same property, it’s seldom two! But thinking of Bethlehem today, closed to tourists, we must remember how Roman occupation matched God’s plan for the birth of His Son. In our lifetime we’ve seen additional prophecy fulfilled, pointedly reminding we live in an imperfect world needing our prayers. Have a blessed day celebrating our Savior’s birth.
ReplyDeleteAs long as we remember the reason for the season, I feel it doesn't really matter about the extraneous. We really can't be bothered this year. Merry Christmas to you and David and family.
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