Thursday, December 26th

It is normal to experience some measure of "let down"after a big event?  Some new mommies have reported feeling this way after the birth of a child.  Any event that you've been looking forward to with great anticipation has the potential to afterward leave you with the feeling of, "Is that it?? So, it's over now?"  Christmas can be like that for many.  Some have spent so much time building up a particular event or a special day in their minds that when the day or the occasion arrives and it's not all that they hoped it'd be, they find themselves feeling a little down or maybe even totally depressed. 

I hope that's not you this morning, girls.  But, if it is, take heart: you are not alone.  Christmas can be a really, really sad time for many, but it doesn't have to be!  The real joy in Christmas is found not only on December 25th or in any particular event or in any gift.  The real joy that Christmas represents is yours to celebrate every single day! 

If you felt the after-the-holidays-blues set it, don't allow yourself to wallow in it.  Remember Who this holiday is for and bask in the warmth of knowing that the warm, all-surrounding love of Christmas is the same peaceful emotion that the Lord longs to give us every day. 

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.  ~John 14:27

Scripture Reading for the Day:

Proverbs 26
I Thessalonians 2