The Warmth of Christmas
Achievement Unlocked: Finding Christmas in the Quiet Spaces This Christmas didn’t arrive with the bang and bustle I’d known for the last twenty years. It came softer, almost on tiptoe, and warmer than any December 25th I can remember. Christmas Eve was the only time all five of us were together this season. After church we piled into a booth at Rosa’s for Tex-Mex—chips, queso, and a quick mini gift exchange before my oldest daughter headed out to spend the rest of the night with friends. We lingered over the salsa, nobody rushing the moment. Then she told us goodbye, and…