Focus During Christmas Time

Christmas Time. What a wonderful time of year. So beautiful to all senses: the sounds, the smells, the lights, the tastes, the smiles. As I sit here at Common Grounds (my mind has exceeded it's intake of information for today), all I can think about is Christmas time. I go to sleep every night with my Christmas tree lit and as I look at the glow across my room, I try to remind myself that those lights represent the light of Jesus Christ. I've been watching Indie Romance movies lately, and they have caused me to reminisce about some my old love. Yet when my mind starts to wander, God's voice immediately fills my thoughts. He is holding me. I'm held tightly in His arms. He is the comfort I need to seek. His is the love I should crave. And during Christmas, although I could find myself utterly depressed because the man I loved is no longer in my life and is not here to celebrate such a wonderful time of year, I am completely at ease and comforted because I get to celebrate the birth of Jesus without distractions. What a blessing!