Dec 09
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How Did You Spell Joy this Christmas?
We had a perfect Christmas. On Christmas Eve, we had our family and friends, who really are family, at our home. It was wonderful to be surrounded by peace, love, and the comfort of knowing each other well. Christmas day we had some of our children and grandchildren over and spent a lovely day making gingerbread houses and eating a light meal from the grill (thanks to my sister-in-law Donna who has given me great ideas on many things). While the others watched a movie, my oldest daughter and I played Scrabble. We used up most of the tiles and were spread over most of the board and together we used the remaining tiles so all the letters were used. Her 20 month old son did help us by putting the word “joy” (actually he just put the three letter tiles on the board, he liked the triple word score spaces best and we spelled the word for him). We even took a photograph to save for posterity.
I am not an expert Scrabble player, but together we were a great team. Working together, building our loyalty, our safety and love–these are the qualities we cherish in a family. We plan and work to build these qualities into our lives. We empower our families when we work together.
Hyrum pulled the letters spelling “joy” out of the letter pouch in the scrabble game. Sometimes, joy comes to us when we are spending time with our family and friends. Sometimes, we must work toward a goal to receive joy. Sometimes, our hearts just burst with joy as we celebrate the beauty of our lives.
It is the birth of Him we celebrate at Christmastime who said: “Peace, I leave with you. My peace I give unto you. Not as the world giveth give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” (King James Version of the Bible). This is our wish for you on Boxing Day, the day after Christmas. May your heart be filled with peace and with joy. May the next year be more peaceful and more joyful than the last. And may your heart be filled with love for others. This is our Christmas wish for you.
How will you prepare for the New Year?
