Thank God
(Forgive the sap, I'm tired)
Christmas still always comes...
... even with the ornaments being finished the day before
... even with the baby waking up from his nap way too soon
... even with the toddler too excited to make it to the bathroom on time 5 times in a day
... even with Christmas Eve dinner not being ready until after mass
... even with the church being too full twenty minutes before mass starts
... even with Christmas Eve mass in a badly lit school gym
... even with both kids exhausted before mass even starts
... even with Silent Night being atrociously sung and accompanied on the guitar (ole!)
... even with only half my Christmas baking plans fulfilled
... even with the kids and the parents being too tired to sing any Christmas carols (Thank God for CDs)
... even with the kids never looking into the camera
... even with the parents always a step behind in learning to lower their expectations
... even with the dog a little too nervous
... even with the goose a little too dry
... even with all the family far away
... even with my heart torn between two continents
... even with God born in a dirty barn.
Beautiful. Merry Christmas!
seit 3 Jahren lese ich nun schon dein blog - nie habe ich etwas dazu geschrieben. Aber jetzt. Weil endlich alle Kinder schlafen. Weil ich schon soooo lange schreiben wollte, "aber"....
Danke Dinka. Danke für deine Zeilen, die mich immer wieder zum Nachdenken anregen, die mich zum Lachen bringen, die mich manchmal auch weinen lassen.
Merry Christmas,eine frohe und gesegnete Weihnachtszeit wünsche ich dir und deiner Familie.
Von Herzen alles Liebe,
Silvia - ein ehemaliger "Spatz"
Silvia! WOW!
Sounds similar to Christmas at my house... especially the part about the toddler not making it to the toilet on time 5 times a day,... but wait, that's not just at Christmas, that's every day...