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A Magical Christmas!
was Mama’s chocolate gravy and biscuits for breakfast. A tradition I carried on to my family. But before Christmas arrived we had a community celebration at the school gymnasium where children, dressed in By Louise Tucker Jones bathrobes and tinsel, acted out the Holy Nativity while the high school chorus I’m at the place where Christmas is sang Christmas Carrols. both past and present. I love family When the pageant was over, Santa gatherings but also cherish memories Claus made a grand entrance and gave of yesteryear. First Christmas as out presents that parents had brought newlyweds. First Christmas as parents. for their kids. At the end of the evening, First Christmas as grandparents and each person went home with a brown everything in between. paper bag filled with hard candy, Growing up in a little farming chocolates, nuts and fruit. Our church community where most families had little did much the same thing, minus Santa, money but lots of love, Christmas seemed and again, everyone went home with a magical to me. We lived in a simple twobag of goodies. story house without a telephone, TV or In today’s world, this probably indoor plumbing, but my five siblings doesn’t sound like a magical Christmas, and I never felt poor or deprived. We but I always counted it as such. I felt decorated a tree that Daddy cut from surrounded with love, family and the field, and our grandparents were community. And on that holy holiday present on Christmas morning to see I pondered that first Christmas when what Santa brought us. A special treat Jesus came to earth as a baby. The
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Louise’s Family
Prince of Peace, King of Kings and Lord of Lords, born in a stable to a young, virgin maiden. The greatest miracle ever, yet most failed to see it. Too often we do the same. We look at the gifts instead of the giver. The mundane instead of the miraculous. The hassles instead of the holy. Why not choose to be different? Let’s celebrate the real Christmas, the most magical, momentous event ever. The birth of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Wishing You A Blessed Christmas! ABOUT THE AUTHOR Louise Tucker Jones is an award-winning author, inspirational speaker & founder of Wives With Heavenly Husbands, a support group for widows. LouiseTJ@cox.net or LouiseTuckerJones.com.
