My best Christmas Gift

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and got to spend time with family and friends enjoying the true meaning of Christmas. This morning as I was thinking about my favorite gift that I received this Christmas (we'll get to that in a minute), I was reminded of the best gift that I have ever received, Salvation. It is so easy to get lost in the hub bub of the holidays and the giving and receiving of gifts, and forget about the true meaning of CHRISTmas. God has given us the world, the greatest gift of all. He sent his son Jesus Christ, a perfect sinless man, to die on the cross for our sins so that we may be forgiven and have the opportunity to spend eternity in Heaven with him. Many of you know from previous posts, that this is the year that Kinsley got saved, but what you may not know is that this is also the year that I got saved. October 6, 2008 is the day I was born again. So this Christmas has really had new meaning for me. Many of you probably remember in your journeys, as a new Christian the struggles that you faced as you learned further about what the Bible says and as you grew in your faith. At first I thought it was just me, but it has been a comfort to know I am not the only new believer who this happens to. And that just as God forgave me of my sins when I was saved, he continues to forgive me. No physical gift can top that.



Now, though, as Pastor Tenney says, we all love gifts, Amen. There is no denying that. This year for Christmas, my girls got me new jammie pants and fuzzy socks. And as many as you know from reading previous posts, Jammie pants and fuzzy socks just out of the dryer are my no fail feel good comfort.

After a chaotic morning, I returned home to a house that looked like a hurricane hit. I spent several hours cleaning up bits of paper and boxes and those little plastic pieces and wire that they use to detain toys more securely than maximum security prisoners and trying to find a place for all the new toys. I finally reached a point where my house looked livable and decided to put my feet up and relax for a bit in my new fuzzy socks.

I hope that you all had a wonderful Christmas and that you had time, even just a few moments, to enjoy all the wonderful things in your life, family, friends, fuzzy socks and most of all the true meaning of Christmas!