joying the special Christmas holiday season for me has to do with knowing the Christ of Christmas in a special way. That comes only when we accept the truth regarding His Person and His Passion on our behalf. How do we respond to this great salvation? We become like a small child, confess our guilt before God, and receive His finished work by faith. That's the number one way to experience Christmas for all it is worth.Another way is to appreciate the blessings of family. Back in 1979, the Pittsburg Pirates adopted the Sister Sledge song "We Are Family" as their 
own. This became their theme as they won the national league pennant and went on to win the world series. I can see images in my mind of big Dave Parker and the aging Willie Stargell who were leaders on the team and hear the crowd going wild as sang that famous tune, We Are Family. They were, and you are blessed indeed if you are a part of a close and loving family. We have our own immediate family including our children, their wives, and their children. We have mom and dad and brothers and sisters and their children and their children. We have aunts and uncles and cousins galore. We also have our Church family who we spend much time with and they are an ever present reminder of support and love, one for another.
own. This became their theme as they won the national league pennant and went on to win the world series. I can see images in my mind of big Dave Parker and the aging Willie Stargell who were leaders on the team and hear the crowd going wild as sang that famous tune, We Are Family. They were, and you are blessed indeed if you are a part of a close and loving family. We have our own immediate family including our children, their wives, and their children. We have mom and dad and brothers and sisters and their children and their children. We have aunts and uncles and cousins galore. We also have our Church family who we spend much time with and they are an ever present reminder of support and love, one for another.I didn't blog yesterday because my wife and I were up early and on a journey to visit my mom and dad. What a day to be able to visit with those who have contrib
uted so much to our lives and to laugh, remember old times, and express once again our love and appreciation. After leaving there we went by my wife's brother's place and saw him and his wife, one of his boys, and his wife, his two children, and his mother-in-law. Then on to my wife's sister's house where we visited with her and her husband who had just come in from deer hunting. Later, their daughter-in-law and two of their grand sons dropped in. Yes, we enjoyed our ever so brief times with these we don't see so often but we left knowing that we had experienced wonderful fellowship in being a part of a loving family.
uted so much to our lives and to laugh, remember old times, and express once again our love and appreciation. After leaving there we went by my wife's brother's place and saw him and his wife, one of his boys, and his wife, his two children, and his mother-in-law. Then on to my wife's sister's house where we visited with her and her husband who had just come in from deer hunting. Later, their daughter-in-law and two of their grand sons dropped in. Yes, we enjoyed our ever so brief times with these we don't see so often but we left knowing that we had experienced wonderful fellowship in being a part of a loving family.We were tired when we finished our 16 hour, 400 mile round trip but it was a blessed tiredness because we could lay our head down on our pillows knowin
g that God had been so good to allow us these times together. That's what makes this time of year so very special to me. It is about faith. It is about family. And, it is about enjoying our times of fellowship. May God help us all to make those visits and to cherish our loved ones while we still have time. And, as you probably guessed, ........there will be more later.
g that God had been so good to allow us these times together. That's what makes this time of year so very special to me. It is about faith. It is about family. And, it is about enjoying our times of fellowship. May God help us all to make those visits and to cherish our loved ones while we still have time. And, as you probably guessed, ........there will be more later.
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