This was probably one of the most enjoyable holidays I have had in a while.  I cleaned the house, lite it up with candles (to cover the sparse decoration), and had nice dinner from Antonio's waiting for just the 5 of us (Kaia, Katlyn, Tommy and David).  As we were sitting there talking, a car pulled into the drive way.  David thought we should get a gun because truly no one ever comes to our house.  As we all strain to see who has showed up outside, we turn on the porch light.

This Christmas Eve Visitor brought with her a  poinsetta as a gift, but more than that she brought a smile and a card.  It was great to see her on Christmas Eve!  As I read the card, it brought tears to my eyes.  In the card she recounted the many prayers she has been offering up on my behalf.  She also said that she saw God shinning through me (funny how you never realize it from your side of the fence).  She ended with, "I hope someday when people look at me God will radiate through the way he does with you."

I can't tell you what this Christmas Visitor meant to me.  How much it touch me that she would come all the way to my house to bring me a gift.  I call these moments the "breath of God".  Those momements when you know that God is very near you and the body of Christ is acting as one.  It tells us to comfort others with the comfort we ourselves have received.  My Christmas Visitor did just that.

One of my girls was trying to figure out how she knew this visitor, when I told her who she was, she commented how good she looked...peaceful and happy.  I think that her hope "that when people look at me God will radiate through" was fulfilled on CHRISTMAS EVE.  To this visitor, I want to say a special THANK YOU.  You will never know how much your act of kindness meant to me.