Christmas is ... a time to mark our progress through this earthly journey. Every December we can look back and marvel at the designs of God and realize how very little we are in control of the events that shaped the past year. Then, with hearts full, look to the celebration of that silent, holy night, and all its certainty. Because of Christmas, this we know: Christ was born for us. He is love, and the plans he has for us always surpass those of our own.

The eagle had two natural enemies: storms and serpents. He embraced the storm, waiting on the rock for the right thermal current and then using that to carry him higher. While other birds were taking cover, the eagle was soaring. An eagle would never fight against the storms of life.

Love well, laugh often and live well for Christ.

Readers need to see themselves between the lines of the story.

God, please now my future see, make it clear where I should be. Open windows, close the doors, not my will, my God, but Yours.

Goodbyes are on of the hardest things about life. One way or another people were always leaving... Always moving on.

It's never too late with truth. It stands outside time.