Christmas Meaning!

Hope you had a Merry Christmas! I know we did. It was different, but it was good. We had our family, but it was nothing like any other Christmas when compared to previous years. You see three days before Christmas Eve my dad goes into the ER from being very, very ill. I mean he couldn't move and was blacking out. He thought he just had a bad case of the flu, but come to find out he was having Kidney failure, many different infections, low blood pressure and kidney stones. He was then rushed to the MICU until the day before Christmas Eve where he was then transferred down to the regular hospital and stayed there until three days after Christmas. You see, what was different was that we ended up spending Christmas at a hospital. We didn't have our traditional time together of opening presents or an evening dinner together. Now to many that would seem disappointing because tradition was broken and as a result many would think that Christmas was ruined. However, it actually made our family focus on what is really important during Christmas and that is being together as a family and focusing on our Savior, Jesus Christ being born of a virgin and sent into this world to save us from our sins. We actually had a wonderful time of reading the birth story of Jesus Christ at the hospital and even though may dad was not feeling very well (dry heaves & bathroom visits) we all felt empowered by spending time with God by being in His Word. Now, as I mentioned earlier, it was a different Christmas, but it was a good Christmas!

Now, usually around the Christmas season we enjoy watching "How the Grinch Stole Christmas", but due to events outside our control we did not watch it this year until New Year's Eve. It's a pretty funny movie, but it ends up really having a very practical meaning. A meaning that so many people often miss when it comes to the holiday rush. I found it very interesting that in the clip below and how it points out that Christmas is not all about presents, packages, bows, etc., but it's really about something so more [than just material items]. I feel this clip really shows what it was like for our family this Christmas. It was about being together as a family in an imperfect place and an unfortunate time (Christmas Day) which gave us the opportunity to focus on the many blessings God gives us. Our family together and Jesus born into this world just for us. Please take a moment to enjoy the clip below and have a Happy New Year! I would also encourage you to never take anything for granted. Make the most of every opportunity, for things may never be quite the same again. As God's Word says in James 4:14, "Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes."

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