To all of you who read this blog- friends, people who I know through cyber space, and others who stumble across it…

Happy Christmas!

Whatever this season has become, 2000 odd years after the birth of Jesus- may you know blessing.

Evening draws in closer

Frost, it hangs like lace

Tired leaves brown and speckle

Then slowly fall from grace

It seems that spring is shackled

Summer never more will show her face.

In days like these when darkness seems

To swallow light

I offer you, my friend, this blessing.

Emmanuel.

God with us.