O Holy Night

After a wonderful afternoon with John's parents, we headed to the 5pm Christmas Eve service at church. The parking lot was a skating rink and our little Corolla wasn't fairing so well. After getting assistance from a kind stranger who brought a shovel over to help us get unstuck, we managed to get pushed into a parking spot. Then, we walked into church to find out there was no child care for the wee ones. I'm thinking, "Let's just get home--the kids won't last 5 minutes in church and we're going to need a shovel to get our car out the snow."
But, my dear husband insisted we stay and I'm glad we did. My heart was warmed sitting in the service with Dirk, Nedra, Johnny and both babies. We only stayed for the singing, but that was enough to remind me what a joy it is to sit around with other people and to simply sing about our Saviour, the reason we celebrate Christmas.

O Holy Night! The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of the dear Saviour's birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining.
Till He appeared and the Spirit felt its worth.
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.

Merry Christmas!