Today is Christmas Eve and I have to be real and admit that I am kind of depressed today. It’s hitting me pretty hard that my wife and I won’t be spending Christmas with any of our kids and grandkids this year. Seeing them on Facebook and Facetime is nice, but it’s definitely not the same. It’s a choice we made this year, so it’s our own fault. But we are working hard during this season to get our house ready so we can be with them by the spring. That is our goal as well as our hope and prayer.
Thankfully, we will be spending Christmas Day with her side of the family, so we won’t be alone. We’ll just have to deal with the traffic between Ventura and Santa Barbara that is ever present on the big holidays. Okay, just as I was talking myself out of my gloomy mood, I had to mention traffic! Family always makes it worth it though.
I can never stay depressed for a couple of reasons. The first reason is because it’s just not my nature to. But the main reason is because I choose to stay focused on what Christmas is all about. We celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. God gave us the greatest gift of all when he sent his Son to this earth. Enjoy your families today, make traditions if you don’t have them, and be blessed. Merry Christmas!
Matthew 1:21 (NLT) - “And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”