The Christmas Eve service at Church was splendid. The message was meaningful, but not overdone. Our worship was full of joy and celebration, which is absolutely what Christmas is and should be! And, new meaning was brought to the song "O, Holy Night" for me. It was quite stunning. The whole family was able to be there, with lots of visiting with friends afterward. It's fun seeing how much this church has become a community for those I love most.
On a less delightful note, during the candle lighting ceremony (which was serene and beautiful) I accidentally lit my candle holder on fire. I noticed a brighter light where my candle was from the corner of my eye, and looked down to a pretty hefty flame. I did my best to be discreet and blow it out, but the paper started falling, so I had to stamp some out with my foot. It didn't quite add the moment like one would have hoped! To make matters worse, my niece, who was recently coming out of a long time fear relationship with fire, was eye to eye with the flames and looked absolutely horrified. She was really starting to get over that fear....*sigh*....
All in all though, I'm grateful for this evening and all that we were able to experience together!
