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It is Christmas Eve morning, and we certainly have a white Christmas. In fact, it is so cold that my cable TV froze, the internet cable froze throughout the area, and my ADT doorbell froze, too. The weatherman said it will be -25 degrees today, with winds up to 30 to 50 miles per hour. I’ve been reading two books about the Battle of the Bulge, Christmas, 1944 and the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, Korea in 1951. I now know…..
It’s Christmas Eve, and the fog, like a foaming milk, has covered the world. The music is washing over me, as I let the beautiful, age-old carols warm my heart and soul. The angel atop my tree sends its love into the world, saying, “Peace on earth, good will to men!” So many memories call to me from the tree ornaments, and the pure white lights say, “I am loved by the One who sends His light into the world…..
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