Merry Christmas, Everyone! I feel a bit of sadness for what is not this year, but so very overwhelmed by all that IS, and all that God has done for us bringing us here... And because of His biggest gift - Jesus - the baby we celebrate today, I have the peace of knowing that some day I WILL see my sweet son again, and he will be ALIVE!!! The encouragement I have felt has been in knowing that the REASON for this season is why I know I will one day be with Judah again. It doesn't make this incredible ache inside of me go away, but it does help to know that it's not forever without him. I miss him terribly, and my arms yearn to hold his little body "just one more time." My belly aches to feel him move inside me as it grows and stretches. But it makes the meaning of Christmas so much more real and dear to me... I also can't help but think these past weeks of how much more pain Mary experienced than I ever have. She gave up her reputation, her pride, to bear Jesus. She was able to love him as only a mother can for many years, but then had to experience not just his death, but his death in an incredibly brutal way when she knew he deserved nothing but good. She watched him give his life away to save the lives of anyone who believed in Him. And to know that this all happened so that another mother (MANY mothers) could one day have the opportunity to be with her own son for eternity. Mind boggling... May you know Him today and in the days to come in the very real way He so desires to be known!
Thank you, Desiree, for remembering...
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