"A baby changes everything," as the song goes. I know from watching children growing up so fast in front of our eyes. How the first baby in the house changes EVERYTHING! And so it is with the second, third and fourth. Lives were thrown into uproar, little sleep, worry, the sick days, the happy days. And on, teen years, driving, college. It still doesn't change. Happily, we find comfort in today's reading as we focus on Jesus' birth. The angel said "do not be afraid" and name him Emmanuel "which means 'God is with us.'" The story about the baby Jesus is wonderful story, but also knowing that Jesus, while not on this physical earth today, is still with us in spirit. We try to remember the Holy Spirit is still guiding us as we raise our children, and especially enjoy the Christmas season – 'God is with us.' |