“Cheery and Bright,” photograph by Felecia R. Weber 2014, OntheWingofaDove.com
Christmas Eve – Not even the fiercest winter storm can penetrate the layers of love that have been woven into the joyful threads of a Christmas Eve night.
“Christmas Eve was a night of song that wrapped itself about you like a shawl. But it warmed more than your body. It warmed your heart…filled it, too, with a melody that would last forever.” Bess Streeter Aldrich
Christmas Eve…I agree with the author; it wraps each of us so snugly that it warms us straight through to our hearts. Not even the fiercest winter storm can penetrate the layers of love that have been woven into the joyful threads of a Christmas Eve night. The thought of being enveloped within the delight of family and friends gathered round to celebrate the most wonderful gift we’ve ever been given is certainly something to sing about!
These warm and toasty thoughts bring to mind a story written by Bess Streeter Aldrich, entitled “Journey Into Christmas.” This story does not begin cheerfully, as the main character, a widow, is left all alone on Christmas Eve for the first time in all of her 60 years. She spends the evening reminiscing about the many Christmases she had spent surrounded by her loved ones. She vividly recalls how full and comforted she’d felt during those times, even though each one had a different story to tell; both sad and happy ones. That particular Christmas Eve also turns into a happy one when she is awakened from her reverie by a phone call that brightens her heart like the many twinkling, colored lights adorning her Christmas tree. Heading off to bed, she hears the joyous songs being sung by carolers in the street. Her heart is once again filled with “that old Christmas lift of the heart, that thankfulness and joy she had always experienced…”*
Christmas Eve, a time to be cherished, a time to be enjoyed, a time that I hope for you, will always warm you straight through to your heart.
I wish you a very Happy and Blessed Christmas!
Peace and love,
Felecia
*From “Journey Into Christmas,” by Bess Streeter Aldrich
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It’s the best eve of the year, Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, Lew!