Baby steps

Today is Christmas, and we went to visit our elderly mom. Now, I'm enjoying all the special television programs.
Our party last night was wonderful. One of the highlights each year is to form a circle for a toast. This is usually done in our kitchen, and it replaces the evening prayer before a meal. The host says as our glasses are raised, "Christ is born," and everyone replies "Glorify Him," repeated three times. Then we personally wish everyone a Merry Christmas, clicking glasses. What was really nice, this year was the addition to our circle, our grandson Nathan, complete with his apple juice. The whole evening was so much fun that he didn't want to miss any of it, and he kept saying, "I'm not tired."
Our friends were the first to leave, and when we got our fill on dips and cheese and crackers, we moved on to dinner.
Usually, Grampy wears a Santa hat and gives out the gifts, as we cozy into the living room. But this year, Nathan helped to move things along. He just started to distribute gifts, and he even helped to open them. Don't forget he had to get home because Santa was coming there for him. I'm sure they had no trouble getting him to sleep last night.
Apparently, his uncle Steve got some collectible Volkswagen cars, like the Beetle he owns. Nathan liked them too! He decided he wanted them. I think he liked Steve's better. Uh Oh! Finally it was time for everyone to go home with all their goodies.
I cleaned up the mess, alone, and as always, it was a time to ponder. What a wonderful family I have, part of God's plan for me.
The year is going to be big. I can feel it deep within me. One day last week, I found a book on Washington, we bought it a while back, just in case we decided to go one day. Last night one of my gifts was a calendar of Washington DC. Someone is trying to tell me something. One more sign, will seal the deal.
Did you know that the days are getting longer already? That means that it does not get dark as early. There is an expression of some Canadian French people, (Um Pas De Coq), it means, the days are getting longer by one step of a rooster.
The point being roosters have a very small print. Something like turtle speed. Life seems to change slowly, but surely.
Did you ever watch a rooster walking around in a yard? Sometimes they walk around in circles, not knowing which way they are going, so much determines each step, elements, distractions, and simply walking blindly.
We are all like that, some are more like roosters than others, and we all have one thing in common. Sometimes we don't know where we must go, or how we are to get there, and even why we must. All of life changes one step at a time. We must learn to trust in God's perfect plan for us, and like the star, (holy light) which leads us to Him blinded by faith, learn to just say yes, like all wisemen do.