Day 13 of 21 Days of prayer | Christmas Day
Day 13 of 21 Days of Prayer
| 25 December 2023
Christmas Day
Wake up: 7:50 pm
Read: Matthew 1-2 & Luke 1-2
Last night we watched The Nativity Story as is our Christmas Eve tradition. While watching I noticed I think for the first time something new. I always knew Mary was chosen to be the mother of Jesus—everyone knows that. But this Christmas is the first time I think I realized that Joseph was also hand chosen by God to be the human father of Jesus. God handpicked both these people to be the earthly parents of Jesus. He chose people of good character, who love and listen to God, who keep His commands, and who would raise His son up right. God chose both of them for this role. I really like that.
Last night we also did our Shepherds Hunt. What we do is we put blankets on and over our heads (like we are shepherds), we turn out all the lights, then someone holds a flashlight in the sky to be our “star”, then we follow the star to a bedroom or someplace where my dad has set up a nativity scene. We sing Christmas songs and read the part in the Bible when the shepherds hear the good news of Jesus’ birth.
After, my mom gave us each a Christmas present. A little book of the gospel of John—which was the last thing my grandpa listened to & watched. And photographs of him.
This is our first Christmas without grandpa. Waking up this morning—not to sound like a Scrooge or the Grinch—but there was an emptiness, a hollowness in the world. It doesn’t feel like Christmas. Christmas I know is more than mere feelings. Christmas is about Jesus coming down to earth as a baby—our savior being born to us. A miracle. I’m so so thankful for Him! I’m so thankful He came down to earth and saved us! I’m so thankful He made a way for us to be with Him! That is our belief. That’s what my grandpa believed—his faith. I’m thankful to know that.
This won’t be a Christmas like any other. A bittersweet season of time. Each Christmas will most likely now carry this bittersweet feeling for years to come.
Still, I must remember what Christmas is really all about. The reason for the season. Jesus Christ our savior being born to us.
10:59 am
| 25 December 2023
It’s after presents now. We made cinnamon rolls (this year my family all agreed that this cinnamon roll batch was my best), read the Christmas story in Matthew, turned on Charlie Brown Christmas, had Christmas music playing and opened our presents. It was a really sweet time. My littlest brother was loving every minute.
I got some new outfits and hair accessories, headphones from grandpa (I’ve been preparing myself for that one), and a cute Nutcracker cup (nutcrackers are my favorite and if you were around here last year then you know the Nutcracker ballet was a big part of my Christmas novel I penned last year) that I’m currently sipping iced coffee out of (like I’ve said in my podcast, iced coffee is my favorite XD).
I’m now in a new Christmas outfit (light wash bootleg jeans, a soft white cardigan, a black u-neck shirt, and butterfly clips in my hair).
We are cleaning up and awaiting some family to arrive for the day and later Christmas dinner!
I’ll chat with you more later friends! I’ll be posting my favorite Christmas memory post soon too (probably before this post airs).
Link to that post: https://fablerosemc.blogspot.com/2023/12/christmas-memories-my-favorite-gift-w-grandpa.html
Previous days:
- 21 Days Of Prayer
- Day one | praying for specifics and to be a light for God
- Day two | praying for my future husband
- Day three | processing…
- Day four | check ins and journal entries
- Day five | seeing God in EVERYTHING + the crashing waves of grief
- Day six | feeling SEEN in the Psalms
- Day seven | Feelings muddled under the surface of my skin
- Day eight | rejoice always
- Day nine | I feel like a little girl. I feel lost. Surrounded by rubble.
- Day ten | God connects stories
- Day eleven | talking about what’s been happening…Grandpa passing
- Day twelve | Christmas Eve
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