I love the holidays - joy, the celebration of Jesus' birth, the gift giving, the foods, the sense of peace in the air. Yet, there are times are I really dread the holidays.
We have not celebrated the holidays with Brian's family in years which is sad. People who are unwilling to bend.
As our children have become adults and have spouses or girlfriends, it has been more challenging. For the last few years each year has been different, we have spread the holidays out over several days. We have done our best to spend time with anyone who wants to!
This year we thought everything was set up - getting time with different folks at different times. Then came the unexpected invitation that includes folks who haven't been very kind to our children. So we opted out. Now there will be a price to pay - all we can do is pray it isn't taken out on our children.
Maybe we have reached the point where getting together with people who don't like us and judge us isn't acceptable.
Christmas is the celebration of Jesus' birth. We strive to live at peace with everyone. This year it will be difficult.
But God, who is our source of strength, is so very good.
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