Christmas Relief!

It's funny how in the midst of a storm, there is relief and certainty - even blessings. In the ravages of a tornado, there has been much needed rain. A hurricane is certain to end. A rainbow fills the sky with promise.

This is true too in my personal storm. Christmas is never a good time for financial disaster. Well, no time is a good time, but Christmas is especially stressful. So you can imagine my surprise at the freedom I have felt this season. There is no pressure for me to buy, buy, buy, buy! No time wasted in the malls, finding a parking spot and jostling among stressed frantic shoppers - all in an effort to "buy" good cheer and spread it!!!! LOL

I thank God for this relief! I have been content to be here, at home, baking a little, decorating a little and making my home a peaceful place to be this season. Tonite we'll put up the tree and breath new life into our old decorations.

I only wish I had a nativity scene to set up, because this year, more than any other, I am so humbled by the scene that my Jesus allowed himself to be placed in to bring me salvation and abundant life! Sometimes you see the most, when you have the least.