'Tis the Week Before Christmas

'Tis the week before Christmas

And all through the house,

Nothing looks different
not inside or out.

The stockings and tinsel are still in the bins,

No goodies are ready to fill the gift tins.

No presents are wrapped though simple they'll be,

No lights are a twinkling

And oh there's no tree.

 So what is the matter?

Why so curmudgeon?

Why did no cookies get baked in that oven?

Sometimes life gets crazy,

Sometimes its just big,

Some times are just harder

And spirits wear thin.

But even when seasons are not quite so jolly,

Our hearts they are filled with the first Christmas story.

When there in a manger the savior was laid,

Born of a virgin that first Christmas day.

And when all of the rest is not quite up to snuff,

We find ourselves left with what really is most

Of love that breathed life

And hope born of love

That God sent His son to earth from above.

You see its not really the things that we have,

Not presents, nor trees,

Nor turkey or ham.

Its much more than the trimmings

And wrapping and bows,

Its much more than carols

Sung as it snows.

Just past what you don't see,

Look and you'll find,

that though there's no tinsel,

No tree and no lights,

Our hearts they are filled

From inside to out.

And yes it is Christmas,

And by this there's no doubt.

Merry Christmas Everyone and may God bless.

 Romans 3:20-23

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