During this Holiday Season, when many of us celebrate Christmas, many are lonely and have no one.  Some have bad memories, perhaps a death of a loved one; an illness, a loss of a job; stress at shopping etc.  What do you do?  I know that I remember my  Mom during this season, she died a few weeks before Christmas when I was in the 4th grade.

I’m afraid I get pretty upset with grown children who do not have anything to do with their parents.  It seems to me that reconciliation can be made.  I had the worse Dad any one could possibly have as a child and teenager.  But as an adult, I honored my Dad – it helped that he had quit drinking years before.  I have family members who makes my heart ache.  My daughter and my sister – they break my heart.  My daughter has a right to be upset with my sister – for my sister got mad at her and told her off in a letter and told her she never wanted her to contact her again.  That has been years ago.  My sister justifies her actions and will not apologize and try to straighten up the mess.

But I have something amusing to tell you.  My sister had an unexpected expenses come up and she did not pay her rent and it has to be caught up by January 1st.  We had already helped her, and helped her, and helped her.  My daughter has for three months been dropping groceries off to her.  My daughter has someone call me and tell me she has bags on the front porch.  My daughter and her family are enjoying the giving – they have spent over $300 and they buy her good stuff that she needs to eat as she is a diabetic.

My sister is in such awe and was attributing it to someone else.  My daughter did not want that particular family get credit so she placed a bottle of beer in the last bag to throw her off that path.  I was on the phone and when she was going through the bags she gasped when she saw that.  It took all I had to not laugh.  My sister and I are non-drinkers and she knew this family was also.  It cracked me up – because she has eliminated every one she knows and has never thought of her niece.  My sister told me today that no one except for my husband and I have ever been so generous to her.

So sometimes there are heartaches that can take a turn for the better.  My daughter has not only given her groceries but has paid on her bill at the drug store.  I think it is great!

I hope if you have a heartache that you will take it to the Lord.  God cares and he will look out for those who loves Him.  Christmas is a wonderful time to celebrate Christ’s birth and soon it will be Easter when we celebrate Christ’s resurrection.  Such a sacrifice for us.  I’m glad I have put my trust in Christ – God’s son.  Go to church and find out more.