Christmas Is Thanksgiving

It's December. A precious time. A busy time. This is the month I do my annual pilgrimage. I go to El Paso to see my only brother (never had a sister). Then to St. Charles, IL to visit my oldest son and his family, up north a bit from my house to see my middle son, and off to Longview, TX to see my youngest son and family. All this traveling makes it a different month and there is only one reason I do it, they are family and I love every and each one of them. They are precious to me.

This really isn't the reason for Christmas as we all know. We certainly celebrate the wondrous gift of God with the birth of Jesus our Christ. But we have also made family time a part of our celebration because God blesses families.  God chose to become our Heavenly Father and we his children placing us in his family. In the Old Testament God repeatedly tells fathers and mothers to develop strong families. 

What a joy it is to have a family. I am blessed with three sons and their wonderful gracious wives. They have blessed me with eleven grandchildren and two great grandsons. This does make a wonderful family especially when they all love the Lord and are following his teachings.

Yes, Thanksgiving day is past but the spirit of Thanksgiving carries on into December and the wonderful joy of Christmas, the gift of Jesus Christ, and the blessings of having family. I am so thankful for my family.

And yes, I am thankful for my friends. They too are precious gifts from God as well. They surround me with good things, they bless me and care for me, they show up when I need them. Very special gifts from God.  

Christmas is a time for giving, a time for sharing gifts, but I think it is also a special time to thank the Lord for the wonderful gifts he has given me with his Son, my family, and those wonderful friends.

Thanks Father.

Blessings,

Donna

Time with the Creator

Hi God!

Thanks for opening the door to heaven for me God. This is certainly different than I ever expected. You are amazing and here I am getting to talk with you? I just don’t understand it. I must be dreaming because surely it isn’t me, just an ordinary human being getting to see you and even having a conversation with you. May I call you Father? I did that in all my prayers so will it still work up here? Okay?

Father, I have a lot of questions but my first one is this. You are the creator of the world, no the whole universe. You made all the planets and stars and every thing. And then you made the world. Just look at it with all the mountains, valleys, trees, flowers, plants of every kind, hundreds of different animals, and the beauty of it all. And then you made Adam and Eve and all those other people we have read about it. Right now there are over six billion people all over the world. I can’t even conceive how many that is.

Okay here is my question Father. Why when you are so awesome and so powerful and so majestic, why do you the creator of the universe care about me, one little human being? I am just one little person among all of those billions and yet you talk with me, you care for me, you have a special plan for me, and you make special things happen for me. So Father, this is my question, Why do you care so much for me? Wow! Am I ever amazed at the attention and care you give me. Wow! Amazing. You, the creator of everything care for me. Wow! Am I ever blessed!