'Tis better to recieve

Making Christmas about giving always seems to me  like a clever marketing ploy for us to buy more stuff...
so this year I am celebrating receiving:

these days I receive: a community of beautiful women who see the dark circles under my eyes and offer help, encouragement, and solidarity

these days I receive: the extra rest, as my husband lets me sleep in, when he could be working

these days I receive: light in darkness, as we decorate our houses with strings of light and candles

these days I receive: the joy of children's laughter, and wonder of discovery

and as the week unfolds I hope you too will receive:

hugs from family and friends near and far

the love that is behind every gift

the grace that is in every unmet expectation

and the promise: that which is Common will become Sacred because of the Child born in a barn...Emmanuel... God with us...

 

 

Merry Christmas!