Family

It has been over a month since the hurricane swept through our lives, leaving many questions unanswered about the future. The many plans we had set in our heads are now indefinitely changed. Sometimes we feel we are stuck in a huge tangled mess. Nothing that we knew before will ever be the same. However, not all is a loss.

Some precious possessions from G'mas house, as I understand, have been spared. As everyone knows, I am mostly excited to hear about the Christmas decorations. For with Christmas comes precious family memories. When Christmas time comes we can always count on all those beautiful handmade reindeer, the nativity set, and little mice ornaments to be out on display.

What those remind me of is all our family gatherings, from when I was a child to the present time. I loved always helping decorate the tree, deck out the house, and pass out gifts. It reminds me of walks through the park, finding gifts from Santa under the tree, candlelight songs at church, and our recent snowball fights. But the true blessing is not from what was spared, but whom was spared. God's hand of protection was on our entire family, and for that I am most thankful!