I was thinking about how I spent Christmas. I had such a wonderful time somewhere that isn't really my home. I know this is my home for this year and probably another one and I do consider it home, but it isn't home home. When we first got here a lot of people were asking us what we were doing for Christmas and we told them we didn't know. Most people were like, oh--but Phil and Ceri wanted to make sure we felt at home for Christmas. The are just a young married couple and they could have done many things this Christmas, but they opened their home with warm hearts and took care of us.
That really makes me think about the true meaning of Christmas. It isn't about gifts or trees or anything. It is about the gift we have in Jesus. How He humbled himself and became human to die for our sins. He is God and so much more than a human, yet he bore all of our sins. I don't think I will ever be able to fully comprehend what that means.
Sometimes it takes being thousands of miles from what is comfortable to be reminded (again) that God always provides and is always there and is the best gift we can ever get. Happy Birthday Jesus!! Who else on His birthday gives us a gift?
Christmas is all around us, go on and let it show!!!
posted by Carrie @ 6:41 PM
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