Christmas and true friendship
Warning: this one is going to be sappy. ;) I'm sitting here at 5:55 on Christmas Eve morning. Pumpkin pie is finishing up in the oven, and dough for rolls is rising. These are my Christmas Eve gathering responsibilities this year. I wouldn't have needed to be up so early today (4 a.m.) if i weren't doing both of these the second time. Thank God i started yesterday! As it turns out, pumpkin pie filling tastes really bad withOUT sugar. And bread really will not rise if the yeast is no good. I thought it seemed awfully hard when i was kneading it. Oh well. But as i sit year, finishing a very early breakfast, amazed that i'm not that tired, and everything is sort of almost done, i am remembering why we're celebrating. This year, i am impressed with a particular aspect of God's love. God originally created mankind - well, basically because He wanted to have friends. And He was such a good friend that in His infinite power, He chose to give those potential