New Thoughts This Christmas

When my mom died around Christmas quite a few years back, I had a really hard time listening to lots of the Christmas songs that continually played at Christmastime. I even quit going into the stores that played music. I noticed that this year, though, I could hear those songs in the store or on the radio and not feel like I had to get as far away from them as I could. That's such a welcome healing. I've even been texting my daughter the first lines to some of these songs and she texts back the next line to me like playing ping pong. So for those of you who have someone missing from one of the "rooms" in your life, I hope you experience comfort and relief this Christmas and on top of that, some humor in the memories of times past. Hey....go rock around the Christmas tree...and give yourself time... try listening to some new and upbeat Christmas songs, or Celtic Christmas stories and songs to get you through these healing times. God bless you. May you find in Him your "Home Sweet Home."