What now?

 

So much for Halloween candy.

Christmas always comes to an abrupt end, it seems. For 2 1/2 solid months, the stores have been draped with garlands, dripping bright ornaments, while Halloween candy is in shopping cart marked "50% off". Carols of all types have been playing in a loop, but for some reason they have been classier this year.

Celebrating and loving with our family is a wonderful year long fest. So, pick up all that wrapping paper, down the eggnog, and finish up all those little chores.

Here is before:

Walmart sells everything.

Here is after:

after the Christmas rush

But, no one sees what is really left behind:

Dump site for carts from all stores
There were mountains of shopping carts tossed in the field.
After a month or so, these were all gone. 

Christmas is over, yes, but we will continue rejoicing for the entire year. No matter how strange and scary our lives are now, we will continue to rejoice. 

After all, Christmas is only 11 months and a few days away.

Gloria! Glory in the Highest!

 

 Isaiah 9:2, 6-7

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone. For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.

Merry Christmas and the Happiest of this New Year to you all. 

Celebrate together, rejoice in your lives, find peace where you are. 

God bless us, everyone.

I will take a vacation break until the New Year.  May you have a love-filled Christmas, May you keep well and safe, May you stand in awe that God sent His Son for you and for all of us.

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Christmas is just a few days away and children will hold their breaths 

for the remaining hours. 

Rejoice! This past year we haven't looked at rejoicing so much. Instead, it has been one where we search for remnants of the previous years.  Impossible, yes. But rejoicing is never impossible.

Claire Crosby with her family. Mom is at the 

piano, Dad is singing harmony, and 2 siblings are somewhere else.