Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Happy Christmas Eve .....

There is much I give thanks for tonight, in the closing hours of Christmas Eve ..... I am thankful for a mild evening at the end of a clear, bright, colorful glory - such a contrast the winter extremes experienced in other parts of the country ..... I am thankful that merchants were enjoying a last-minute spurt of holiday shopping - and glad that my own gift-shopping was done, and I wasn't part of that spurt .....

I am thankful for the cheerfulness of the folks at MD Pizza Factory, as they served up a wonderful pre-Christmas-Eve-service meal for us ..... I am thankful for the music arranged and directed by Greg Pysh in our late service at First Prez-Midland, for the meditations of Pastor Steve Schorr, and for the sound of all of us singing "Silent Night" as we passed the light from person-to-person, candle-to-candle .....

I am thankful for the awesome display of lights at the home on the 1600 block of W. Neely - and especially thankful that no one was reported hurt when someone broke into that home and robbed the owner earlier this week .....

I am thankful that the boys got to bed on time, without any fuss ..... I was thankful for the bottle of Pied Violet's cabernet sauvignon, and the broadcast of "Christmas at Saint Olaf's" that helped My Favorite Landman and I get through the gift-wrapping after the boys had gone to bed .....

And I am thankful for the opportunity to go to sleep tonight with the promise that, "for unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord."

Alleluia ..... Amen .....
Happy Christmas, Everyone!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Merry Christmas to you and yours. (I hope Santa left you lots of goodies.)

Jeff said...

George, and the same to you my friend ... as for goodies, the rest of the family will do fine - I'm hoping Santa grades me on 'the curve.'

That Janie Girl said...

Merry Christmas, Jeff. I tried to catch you at the HEB but it looked like you were on.a.mission.

Jeff said...

Janie, I WAS on a mission ... to get in and out of there as quickly as possible. It was already getting hectic and crowded in there. SO GLAD to read ThatManYouLove made it home!