Last night when I bedded down the wind was howling. Had Jack been around he would have probably said "There's a storm comin John!" but he was not around. I tried to sleep through the night on a headache, didn't work all that well. In the morning the wind had stopped but the snows had come. It has been snowing for most the day. This is really good for Cedar as we have needed it. I do love the first real snow of the year and this is certainly that. We have had a couple little sprinkles prior to today but this is a significant storm and much needed. Hopefully we will see a lot more of these this winter and we can build up the snow pack. Naturally I had to go out and do some shoveling. It felt good. Went over to the folks after that for breakfast and Christmas day festivities. It was a fine day. We had some good times. Good food, good laughs, good games, fun times for sure. Certainly I miss my children and trust they have had a wonderful Christmas. They are such good kids and I am grateful to be their dad.
Christmas 2014 has been nice. I have enjoyed the holiday season and some of the things that I have learned. I am grateful to give. We don't have a lot of money and so big, expensive gifts are not common. The giving of a few small gifts and giving out fudge, that feels good. I know it isn't much but it is what we could offer, it was our mite. I went in this morning not expecting to see much in the way of gifts for me. I was shocked. Mom and Amy stuffed a rather large stocking for me. I didn't plan on having one. Stuffing a stocking for myself seemed kind of silly. It was nice to be remembered. Mom and dad also picked me up a number of gifts. One being a great new coat for winter. It was a bit small for me, not sure why mom picked me up a medium, I don't know that I have ever worn a medium shirt before, ever. It was good, I tried to put it on just for fun and found the sleeve was sewn shut on the inside. I am sure I looked real good trying to squeeze into this coat and having a stump arm. We had a good laugh and I reminded them of the left handed golf clubs I got one year. They didn't do me much good but pops got some life out of them.
I am truly grateful for Christmas and the celebration of the Saviors life. Not just his birth but his life and his teachings, his atonement and the gifts he freely gives to us. I know he lives. I know he came to earth and suffered on my behalf. He also established his gospel and that gospel is available to each of us. I am grateful for the Savior and pray that I can follow in his footsteps. Merry Christmas all!
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