Christmas Wishes for My Children

Driving home from very enjoyable, albeit very short, visits with my daughter and grand daughter in Deer Park and my "sis" in Dickinson, I was listening to Christmas music and singing along.  I love the absolute anticipation of Christmas: I always have.  I am one of the world's greatest procrastinators, and this year is no different than any other.  Thoughts of gifts I need to purchase ran through my mind, and David's words rang in my ears:  "Someone once told me Christmas is not about gifts."  (Thank you for listening, son.)  So, here are my wishes for Christmas ...

I wish I could give to each of you a desire to know the Lord in a very real and personal way.  A desire so strong it would eat at the depth of your being until it was fulfilled.  A desire so rich you would want to pass it on to your children and eventual grand children.  A desire when realized would cause your very being to melt in the presence of the Almighty...

I wish I could give you a heart to love God.  A heart so full of love that it overflows and spills on all you are near.  I wish for you a heart of love that never turns cold, even when disappointments come and rob you of joy for a season.  I wish for you a heart full of gratitude to the One who gave us life...

I wish I could take all the pain that life has thrown your way and give you only pleasant days.  I wish that all your disappoints and trials could be forgotten and replaced with the joy found in HIM.  I wish I could right every wrong...

I wish I had not made so many errors throughout the years, but may you learn from my mistakes.  I wish you the ability to see that people make mistakes, but know that God uses those mistakes to strengthen His children. 

I wish for you the art of forgiveness...  for it is through forgiveness that we find release and are ourselves forgiven. 

I wish I could go back in time and hold each of you more and smother you with hugs and kisses.  I wish we could share the Christmas of 1985 again as we celebrated around our "Charlie" tree.  I wish for you memories that will never die of faith,family, friends and fun. 

I wish for you Faith to move mountains, Love to build bridges, and Hope in a future filled with the Christ of Christmas.

I love you more....  Mom