A 1942 Christmas

The whole immediate family was together on Christmas Day. We did sorely miss some "extras" that we've come to consider kin around here, but the original siblings and some of those add-ons were here to make it even more memorable. Nothing beats sharing your joy! I do believe there were 18 stockings hanging in my family room on Christmas morning (19 if you count Gigi -- the pretty yellow bird that resides in my kitchen. Yes, she had her own stocking. Everyone in my house gets a visit from Santa. That's just how it is! If you're here, Santa fills a stocking just for you!)

I want to go on record here -- there is nothing like being together. We laugh, love, and care in a loud, boisterous fashion! We help and serve one another. We address sin and repent and forgive. I also want to go on record to say that Jesus -- only Jesus -- makes all this possible.

I wish it could go on forever.

Some day it will!