ramblings of Terri Alice...

Every year I love having my Christmas tree up, from the moment it's completely decorated until its ready to put away the Lights stay on. I've always told my children and now grandchildren that the lights remind us of "The Light of Christ". You know I would never want the light of Christ to go out or even dim, especially when we are celebrating the birth of our Savior, in my own life or those who I love and care for.
I enjoy each ornament and the memories and symbols they represent in our families life. It is such a pretty tree all decorated, and when we put it up each year we reminisce of Christmas' past of childhood long ago, with mom and dad and Layne & Diana, and my Mesa family, Christmas has always been good to me if I had any bad ones they no longer exist in my mind, isn't time great that way. We always had such good Christmas' with our children when they were growing up, thanks to a Christmas Club we belonged to at our credit union there was always money put aside each year for Christmas. And, needless to say they always got what they asked for, no regrets there either!
Each Christmas is special because of Christ and the gifts he has given each of us. We know we can never repay what we have been given from Him, but we can try each and everyday to live the kind of life that our Father in heaven and Jesus want us to live. I am grateful that Christmas brings to mind the beautiful memories and the anticipation of more beautiful Christmas' to come. May we try harder each day to keep that Special Christmas Spirit alive within us all till Christmas comes again at the end of 2011.