Well we have only a week before Christmas and I hope each of you will get to spend it with family and or friends as no one should have to spend Christmas alone. As I was growing up most rural families seemed to stay close to home so we had a family reunion every holiday. It was always our tradition to spend some time with both grandparents on Christmas Day so it turned in to be a hectic day but we did not mind as the anticipation of gifts was great. As we got older our anticipation shifted to good food and visiting with all our family members. We always had a good time with our close relatives. I hope you have some of those same fond memories.
Unfortunately today we don’t have that same pleasure as our two children are on opposite ends of the country. My wife saves a little each week during the peak season in hopes we will have enough to visit them during the holidays. She says she believes as hard as she works all summer that she is worth at least that much and I agree. She has a little problem as I don’t like to travel and it is hard for us to get away. Last year our children were able to come here for Thanksgiving so we were all able to be together but neither is going to be able to make it this year. We were able to drive to our daughter’s for Thanksgiving and we will be flying to see our son at Christmas. Our grandsons are four and two and this will be the first time we actually will spend Christmas with them.
At this Christmas season with the down economy all you have heard about is how much money people are spending at Christmas. As a society many have forgotten what Christmas is all about. I tell people that all physical life comes directly or indirectly from the soil but at this time of year we celebrate the birth of the only one that can bring us eternal life and that is our Saviour Jesus Christ. There are forces in our country that want to remove all things Christian from our society but that is just a much a part of our heritage as our republic form of government. So I hope during this season that you will proudly keep Christ in Christmas for he is the reason for the season! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
Your friend in farming bringing you food with integrity
