Our Holy Family

A 5th Day of Christmas Recap

I thought long and hard yesterday about what it means to be a “Holy Family.”

And then I thought about my own crazy crew…

And about our family get-togethers, both in North Dakota and down here…

And about how none of us is perfect and yet, we are all of us loved…

And then I broke off a snap of my daughter’s gingerbread house, shrugged, and kept on celebrating.

You’re still celebrating Christmas, right? Without all that pre-Christmas Eve pressure, which is GREAT?

I am so very grateful that Christmas is a season, because all that fun & feasting & love? It’s impossible to fit it all into one day.

Ours is not a perfect love, of course. Our family’s got flaws and a fair share of them.

And yet…as I think about it and when I think about Him…

I am struck by His love, His unconditional love. It’s a love that’s sustained us all these years. How many years? Eighteen! Our anniversary was yesterday!

So Merry Christmas, again and again. May your days be bright if not perfect…yet. May you look for His love and when you find it…

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(And then finish up that eggnog before it goes bad. )

(I like mine with a splash of brandy.)

Happy 5th Day of Christmas!