by Barbara Latta
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| Finding joy in the middle of holiday chaos |
Holiday chaos
is out there. All one has to do is get on the road. People are stressed,
worried, fearful and in financial straits.
Yet the
pressure to produce gifts, attend parties, prepare food and send greetings can
overshadow the reason we are doing all these things.
I will admit I
get carried away with the gift buying. I love to shop and buying gifts for
others is fun. Now that I have a granddaughter, well you can just imagine what
happens when I hit the toy aisle or the kids clothing sections.
Reining myself
in is a struggle for me too. I get frustrated at the store lines, the traffic
and the forgetfulness of something on my grocery list that requires another
trip to the store.
But then I sit
in my quiet time, read the Psalms that declare the glory of God, read the
Christmas story in Luke and Matthew and the descriptions of heaven in
Revelation and all those frustrating things fade away. The real reason we are
celebrating fills me with the joy of knowing our Savior came to earth for us.
