Many of you know I am a Christian, and know the circumstances of my husband and I over the past few years.  I'd like to share something with you:

A couple of nights ago, we got a phone call from a gentleman with whom Shorty coached baseball years ago at College of the Redwoods and with the Humboldt Crabs.  It had probably been at least 4 years or more since we'd last seen him because he and his wife moved away to be closer to their kids.  Tom and Phyllis made a tremendous impact on our lives during the time we were blessed to be around them, and Shorty and I were both saddened to learn that Phyllis passed away about a year and a half ago.  And as I listened to Shorty's side of the phone conversation, I couldn't help but feel so proud of him as he talked to Tom about the difficulties we went through, which Tom was very aware of, and how our life together has been turned around.

Last night we got a Christmas card from Tom, and inside was a totally unexpected surprise over which I am still in shock and which is, without a doubt, an answer to my prayer of a couple of days ago.  I still have to fight back the tears because I just . . . . I'm just in total and complete shock.

Every day - EVERY . . . SINGLE . . . DAY - God showers Shorty and me with His blessings.  To know where we came from and to see where our lives are now, how could we not believe that all this has only happened because of God?  Through God, ANYTHING is possible - we are living, breathing proof of that - and I thank Him each and every day for the hardships we faced and for loving us, for believing in us, for not giving up on us when we had given up on ourselves.

This Christmas season, I thank God for the greatest gift ever, his Son, Jesus Christ, and for our richly, blessed lives.

Merry Christmas to you all, and may God shine His glory all around you ~

Thanks fattozig!  May God continue to bless you and be near you all of your days!

Yep--that's Christmas.

Merry Christmas, Leslie! Best wishes to you and Shorty; that was a wonderful message. Thanks.

I hear ya, TwoKitty.  On the other hand, to put a more positive "spin" on it, perhaps someone seeing that my post has Christian content and who might otherwise have not read it, might be compelled to read what I have to say and maybe, just maybe, that person's life could be changed, or could begin to be changed, for the better. 

I love you and all am grateful to have you in my life - even if only virtually.

Afraid any mention of religion seems to be touchy these days, so I would consider the mention a common courtesy.  particularly if the thread is not about a fun run on Christmas morning or such.   Not that I think it's a big deal around here, but lots of trolls in the greater interweb world.

Merry Christmas to all my friends of each and every faith.  Not sure where karma falls in the faith spectrum, but nice to see good things come to good people.

...as usual, tet nailed it........

leslie -

I didn't know you didn't know it

but all of your posts have Christian content.

Merry Christmas too..

thank God for . . .  your friend Tom!!

Tom - there's sure something special about the Tom's around here.

thanks again leslie.