Quiet Time: Christmas

When the Christmas decorations are in place, each ornament hung with remembrance and love, its then time to sit quietly and reflect on the great love that has made this celebration possible, the birth of the Christ Child. I reflect on the joy on the faces of the friends and family laughing and enjoying the fellowship of the season and those who have passed on through the years and are no longer with us. All those wonderful people in our life passed this tradition on to us, and now it is time to pass it on to the friends and family that are with us today.

Luke 2:8-14

The Holy Bible
"In The same region shepherds were staying out in the fields and keeping watch at night over their flock. Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of The Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Don't be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people: Today a Savior, who is Messiah the Lord, was born for you in the city of David. This will be the sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in cloth and lying in a feeding trough. Suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying: Glory to God in the highest heaven, and peace on earth to people He favors."

As we begin our walk down the country road to join others in singing Christmas Carol's around the neighborhood, the smell of wood burning in fireplaces is in the crisp Christmas air. We will sing all the favorites and then back to the cottage for some hot chocolate, some fellowship

a Christmas story for the little ones and then the cottage is quiet as we await Christmas Day.