Luke 2:19 “But Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart.”
Christmas looks different this year. I find myself just taking things slow and not worried about all the little things I normally try to do. We are keeping many traditions to make sure the kids can enjoy this bitter-sweet time. Thanks to some friends from church, the kids and I were able to attend the Christmas Eve service at church. That was a balm our souls. Church on-line isn't the same as being in person. There is something sweeter about being able to fellowship with other believers in person.
After church, we came home and made our traditional pizza for dinner, read the Christmas story around Wayne’s bed (he normally reads Luke 2 to the family-this year Shan, David, Elijah all read it), and we opened presents. Naomi baked cinnamon rolls for Christmas morning. Throughout all of this, I found myself just treasuring all these moments. Life goes by too quickly and we need to just stop and enjoy being with family.
This sweet face and snuggles with her is a wonderful distraction.
Wayne continues to hang in there. His vital signs are still pretty good. I have decided that death is a terrible process to watch. I’m thankful for medicine that allows him to be comfortable as he goes through this process, but it is awful to see your loved one go through this. I want to remember the old Wayne, so I’m sharing the next part of his sermon series on Ecclesiastes.
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