FIRST CHRISTMAS

It can’t possibly be Christmas

without him being here.

Yet the world is singing round me,

joyful tidings and good cheer. 

Though I try to put on armor

and brave the sights and sounds,

a few moments worth of shopping,

and the tears are spilling down.

I pray for strength to do it,

find a path through holidays,

look for shortcuts, good ideas,

some directions through the maze. 

Then I find at last the answer:

I’ll include his symbolically.

And the giving becomes perfect;

his love’s flowing down, through me.

-

From Stars in the Deepest Night

After the Death of a Child

~shared by Cathy Seehuetter,

MY CHRISTMAS IN HEAVEN

by Kelly Smith

I see the countless Christmas trees around the world below

with tiny lights, like Heaven's stars, reflecting on the snow.

The sight is so spectacular; please wipe away that tear,

for I am spending Christmas with Jesus this year.

I hear the many Christmas songs that people hold so dear,

but the sounds of music can't compare with the Christmas choir up here.

I have no words to tell you, the joy their voices bring,

for it's beyond description, to hear the angels sing.

I know how much you miss me. I see the pain inside your heart,

but I am not so far away. We really aren't apart.

So, be happy for me dear ones, for you know I'm spending Christmas with Jesus this year.

I send you each a special gift from my heavenly home above:

"My undying love!"

After all, "love" is the gift more precious than pure gold.

It was always most important in the stories Jesus told.

Please love and keep each other as my Father said to do,

for I can't count the many blessings or love He has for each of you.

So have a Merry Christmas and wipe away that tear.

Remember, I'm spending Christmas with Jesus this year.

My Christmas in Heaven

I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happier New Year

I am spending my Christmas in Heaven that is crystal clear

I know your heart is broken because I seem so far away

I want you to know; I am in your loving heart to stay

My Soul and Spirit lives within your heart

and I am promising you, we will never part

I will continue to whisper to you like a gentle prayer

trying to assure you, I am in God's Eternal Loving care

Mail out your Christmas cards and hang up our stocking too

because I am filling your stocking this year just for you

I am stuffing your stockings with Peace, Joy, Happiness, and Love

from all the Angels, Saints, and our Father from Heaven above

I am enjoying the Peace, Joy, Happiness and Love in Heaven

because Jesus died on the Cross with His last words of Seven

Remember the Kingdom of God is there for us all to share

as long as we remain in His Grace until our last prayer

My wish for you this Christmas is that you shall hear

my Joys of Peace and Happiness in Heaven is quite sincere

I am sending you His Gift of Love for you my dear

Have a Merrier Christmas and a Happier New Year

by Pamela Marie Graul-Gwizdala