Sunday, 21 December 2008
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So, here I am, sitting in the library on a Sunday afternoon because I wo not want to pay for internet service at home. One reason is that I don't have a land line telephone...and the other is that it will add almost $50 to my cable bill and it's not worth it when I can come in a work for free!!!
I was on call from 8am on Saturday to 8am on Sunday and am so very grateful that I didn't have to go out in the horrible, treacherous weather during the night. I was called during the day...and spent hours with several patients. Going home at 6pm was miserable but when I got there...ahh...hot chocolate and vegging out. Nice.
What does Christmas mean to you this year? Why is the Christ child so special? Our theme today was that---What makes this child so special---and many times today I've thought of the chorus, "He came to give us life in all it's fullness..." I'm a grateful recipient of God's great gift to us. What about you?
Choose joy.
Donna
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Christmas is such a special time, and this year it is meaning some "new" things to me......the joy of a neighbor really 'wanting' to go to the Corps with us! A lonely man, and we have tried to be good neighbors and good listeners. I once said to him that God had a better life in mind for him, and he later asked if he could go to church with us. He is now taking delight in learning names of more and more people there.....but soaking up the excellent preaching of our CO, as well! Praise God!
It means sharing our Christmas with two tiny little foster children who have come to live with our son, Steve and his lovely wife, Michele. What JOY they bring.....they bring a special wonder to Christmas, for us, this year.
Another lonely friend, going through a difficult time in life, came to "The Real Gift of Christmas" which our Corps puts on each year, lst week-end in December. She loved it, and when she heard our Christmas Eve Service announced, invited herself. We shared that with her tonite, and as I stood by her, tears streamed down her face as we sang :"Silent Night" during a candlelight service. I know God is dealing with her in her circumstances right now.
This has not been an easy Christmas for me. Just recovering from back surgery was about all I could manage, at times. Not as much decorations got put out, and two very small trees were put up, rather than a really big tree. It's okay, but I feel a sense of disappointment I couldn't "do" more. But, it's okay.....it's still very much Christmas, in my heart.
How I thank God that Jesus came ~~ into our world, and into our lives! Yes! He "came to give us life in all its fullness"! He came for me! I praise Him for that.