Taking it all in...Christmas Eve 2014

One of my favorite things about Christmas Eve 

is that moment when a quiet stillness seems to settle in on the household,

and in my being...

a stillness of anticipation...

When family is home and just enjoying being home.

The rush of shopping and busyness is over for a moment...

and there is time to reflect by the tree...and just take it all in...

There is a readiness for celebration...

Preparation for a season...

to reflect...

 

on blessings...

traditions...

on Christmas' past...

and special visitors...

{where are those nutcracker elves?}

the closing of an old year...

 and the hope that comes with the New Year coming...

 in remembering the hope and joy 

the birth of a small child can bring...

that hope... 

a bright light..

in a world that can often feel heavy and dark...

Just as the hope of a cold dark winter is

the joyful buds of Spring...

So too the hope of Christmas is the

 joy of discovering renewed life...

 A blessing that becomes richer with each passing year...

Wishing each of you a special moment of Christmas quietness 

where you feel the blessing of even a small anticipation of hope

and excitment that is budding within this season of 

renewal, light and love.

Merry Christmas!