You're welcome, next door neighbor, whose house is currently on the market. Just a little something extra to offer prospective buyers....us as neighbors. I really should charge you some commission, but I won't. It's the holidays after all. It is in giving we truly receive....
A few years ago, the evening following the Sandy Hook shooting in CT, someone knocked on our front door. It had been a horrible long and sad day, every news story on the TV, radio and internet related to the unspeakable tragedy. The sorrow was unshakeable. When I opened the door I found a note card that simply read, "Thank you for being such a blessing by displaying your nativity scene!" We have a family in the neighborhood that distributes these notes each year. I don't know if they had planned to do it this evening or if the events of the day caused them to make a last minute decision. Either way, that knock on the door, that note, that message....they will forever remind me of the importance of hope.
I've said it before....YOUR FAITH DOES MATTER. And that others see it matters even more.
"THE PEOPLE WALKING IN DARKNESS HAVE SEEN A GREAT LIGHT;
On those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned....
For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end.
He will reign on David's throne over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this." Isaiah 9:2, 6-7
The whole great light part kind of reminds you of my front yard, right? Ha! No, seriously. Maybe a little. I won't get to talk to every single person that drives by my house, so something's got to carry the message for me. Why not my yard display? Why not the way I greet people when I walk into a store or order food at a restaurant? Why not the message on my Christmas cards? Why not hope, hope, undeniable, unshakeable, unending hope in Jesus Christ everywhere I go, in everything I do every day of my life!
Don't let a single moment go by today that wastes the hope of Christmas. Don't miss the chance to show others that in this dark, dark world a Light is still shining. From a manger in Bethlehem so long ago to the streets and homes in your neighborhood today, hope is still alive and well and it is catching.
And if Donald the Large Inflatable Dachshund has anything to do with it, that's exactly how it shall be.
XOXO....Kelly
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