Outrageous isn’t it?
Just another attempt and usually
a feeble one
at me trying to get a laugh
or making some idle point. . .
No. . . No. . . not this time. . .
It’s me getting inspired
While trying to inspire
At least once a week Erin goes over to our daughters house and helps with our grandkids. . .
As they pulled into our driveway to pick her up I thought would be a great idea if I would go out as a reindeer with my flashing red nose and my big antler ears just to do with every grandfather likes to do best:
make his grandkids laugh
Of course grandma Erin made this possible by buying these cheap little flashing noses and big red ears. And after getting their looks of wonderment and their laughs, of course they wanted exactly what I was wearing;
They weren’t disappointed. . .
Why
Why was this done…?
To me
everything that I love about what this Season is
What this Season represents
How the Season is really personified
not just in children
but the children each of us. . .
It’s about not so much sharing
or giving
or even receiving
But inspiring
Cultivating
Igniting
Sparking
This ever present
Never ending
Always glowing
But often hidden
LIGHT
THIS GLOW
This unfailing flicker
That exists in all of us
Desperately wanting to share
And even more desperately
W A N T I N G
to be shared. . .
It’s what brings the
FA
to the
LA LA LA LA LAAAAH
AND ITS A SYMPHONY
THAT NEVER STOPS PLAYING
BY AN ORCHESTRA
IN EACH OF US
FINDING OUR PART
IN ANOTHER
AND PLAYING
G L O R I O U S L Y
Psssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssst:
And it’s not contained in a Season
Or wrapped in paper
Cooked in an oven
Toasted from a raised glass
It’s housed in a heart
Shared in a heartbeat
Received as the most precious of gifts
The one with no expiration date
Or shelf life
Just
L I F E
In all of its fullness
Becoming even grander
When shared
And it happens
In a moment
So. . .
GET YOUR BLINK ON
D o n ’ t
M i s s
I t
Wow Chuck…you hit the nail on the head!!! Thanks for once again inspiring me and lifting me up. This is my favourite season of the year. I suppose it’s partly because people as a whole are kinder, have more empathy and are just nicer during the Christmas season. It amazes me that those attributes don’t transcend to the rest of the year, but I intend to enjoy each moment of this Christmas season. I look forward o reading your thoughts regularly. By the way, the video of Sunday’s service was perfect. Please give Erin my love and Merry Christmas (still a politically correct in my book) and a healthy and happy New Year. See you on Sunday!!🎄⛄️
Miss Vivian, can’t tell you enough how much I appreciate your kind words and thoughts. YOU INSPIRE ME. Thank you so much for the gift of YOU!