And now, mail resumes, banks re-open, people go back to work, and I’m grateful for another Christmas with my family.
In many countries, this is Boxing Day, and I don’t mean it’s a time when we put on gloves and solve all our differences with combat. The day after Christmas is a day when some people give gifts to those who serve them on Christmas Day and throughout the year. The gifts are boxed and, I suppose that’s where the name comes from. This is also St. Stephen’s Day, named for St. Stephen, the first Christian martyr.
Once again, my fireplace blazes and I enjoy that first cup of coffee. Christmas 2023 is past. It is time to bundle up the year with its goods and bads, its highs and lows, ask God to forgive us of mistakes and sins of this year, thank Him for His many blessings, and look forward to another year, with hope and faith in the One who is Lord of us all.
So much preparation and Christmas is over so fast! I spent the morning cleaning up after having family here. Also did a load of laundry. Now it’s time to relax online.
Yes, I know what you mean. When it finally arrives, it passes all too quickly.