Merry Christmas?

Well, the time has come.  Christmas is just a few days away.
How does that make you feel? 

• Lonely?
• Depressed?
• Tired?
• Forgotten?
• Afraid?
• Overwhelmed?

I have to say, I have felt most of the above.  While I have been on a Journey of Grace, I have also been on a rocky road of experiences that has left me panting for breath and wondering from where the next whammy will come!


It has been a year of ~

• Excitement - at the birth of our beautiful granddaughter in March
• Frustration - that she lives so far away
• Personal loss - of friendships 
• Disappointment - in the lack of integrity of those we love
• Despair - when finding little or no transparency in the world around us.

I am learning that God's grace, extends to all of us, and gives us the peace and strength we need for each moment - even though we feel forsaken, alone and despondent.
I long for His Presence, this Christmas, and I am looking - diligently - for the 'Merry' in 'Merry Christmas'!
Care to join me?