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I can still remember when
stockings were hung up for Christmas. Each
child would find the biggest stocking they could find and hang it up. We
figured that the bigger the stocking the more goodies we would get.
For some reason my Christmas
memories start at the age of five. I’m
sure that I got a little something before that, but I can’t remember what it
was.
Chronologically I can only
place one Christmas, before the age of five.
We had hung our stockings up and the next morning it wasn’t filled up to
the heel. A few nuts, an apple and an
orange and that was it. It wasn’t much
but I was happy to get it.
One reason I remember my age
five Christmas was because I got what I wanted, which was a pedal car with
lights, and a pilot’s cap with glasses. It
didn’t matter that my stocking wouldn’t hold my gifts; the only thing that
mattered was what I received.
I had more than one empty
stocking Christmas, and sometimes we only had our regular fare to eat.
After marriage we always saw
to it that our kids had a good Christmas with presents for each child. Usually Christmas dinner was at the
grandparent’s house until one day they announced that from now on the dinners
would be at my place. That was a
surprise but from that time on, that was the way it was.
Thinking back I remember
those Christmas, and the empty stockings, this was supposed to be a special
time where you received rewards for being good.
Being older I think of a time
when we shall be joined unto the Lord’s house and enjoy Christmas in
heaven. I expect to have my stocking
hung and to receive presents galore.
Rev.22:12 Behold, I am coming quickly, and my reward
is with me, to render to every man according to what he has done.
The last thing I want to see
is an empty stocking with my name on it. All it takes is - - to obey the rules and it
will be the happiest Christmas of them all.
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| Merry Christmas courtesy free clip art |
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