It is hard to believe that it is already December 1! Christmas is near and soon after that, 2011 will be history, with a new year begun. This is my favorite time of year for many reasons. I love the beginning of winter...that "cozying in" that we do when the weather gets cold. I love building fires in the fireplace and sitting down to knit or read with a cup of tea...better yet if there is snow to look at outside! Bread, cookies and soup all smell so good and taste so satisfying this time of year.
Growing up in a very traditional family, I love the
Christmas season for its traditions. Filling the house with Christmas music, decorations, lights and hidden surprises brings anticipation and delight to all. We bake our traditional cookies, bread and other treats to share with our neighbors, friends and family. Everyone looks forward to Christmas with anticipation that builds each day! Our 36 years of family life have seen some traditions come and some go as life has changed. It is hard not to look back with a certain wistfulness at those early days. But, even though life has changed, it is still good and the new traditions are treasured with the old.
This month, I would like to share some family recipes and traditions along with some Christmas carols and Scripture. I am really doing this for me, to help me focus on the true meaning of Christmas. It is so easy to settle for the impoverished version that the world offers and miss the wonder of that Baby in the manger!
One of my favorite Christmas Passages is found in The first chapter of John's Gospel:
"And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth." There is a song sung by the group "Glad" that says, "As His mother held Him closely it was hard to understand, that her baby not yet speaking, was the Word of God to man!" What a mystery - that the eternal God and Creator of all, was veiled in flesh and dwelt among us.
Emmanuel..God With Us!
Diana
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