The following is from our wonderful Willy in Florida.  She is such an awesome lady that we all enjoy so much for her quiet spirit and graceful demeanor.  She keeps us calm with her soothing voice and simple prayers that remind us who we are in light of Who He is!

“Tis the season!
 
Christmas is my favorite time of the year.  All you snow birds; I tell you that I don’t know what you are going through.  The last time I spent Christmas in the snow I was a little over 6 years old and had a blast with my uncle in the snow.  My sister looked on from the bedroom window.  I thought the snow was the greatest and wished in my heart for a very long time to move to New York and be a snow bird. 
 
But, here am I in the south of Florida, Orlando Florida to be exact.  Although I was born and raised in Miami, Florida.  I love being in the cold still.  I don’t like air conditioned cold, but I do love the cold from the outside.  I know it’s not fun at this time for those of you up north, which is why you come down here so often.  Well welcome.
 
I find that people in general are nice during this time of year and wondered about that.  Does it have anything to do with the reason for the season.  That’s right Jesus.  I think so, I believe no matter what, there is love in the air and people allow it to flow through them during this time of year more than any other time.
 
What do you think?
 
Now speaking of people being nice, our family had the pleasure of being robbed last week.   Someone went into our utility room at the back of the house and stole all of my husband’s fishing rods (about 20), his battery chargers for his boat battery, had 3, one of which he had just bought a few days before.  And our Christmas tree.  We bought a tree last year after Christmas, it would have been my first (not my husband’s) artifical tree.  You see, my dad always wanted his girls to have a real tree and that was what we always had.  Even when I married it had to be a real one.  It was fun going to pick up the tree as a family.  
 
So we called the police, made a report and went on to work.  My husband called me later and said you know, it’s okay we will make it.  There was something in me that just wanted to cry; I never even took the tree out of the box.  So you know what I did, I got to thinking about it and began to laugh and laugh.  There is just so much more to this season than a tree and I am very thankful that the family is well, we have our health, we have each other.  So with that in mind, I just want to say I am still loving this time of year.   We have decided that we will not worry about it and move on.  But it’s not over yet.
 
Pastor Robin comes over at the office and says to me, Willy are you ready for Christmas.  I said no, but that won’t stop it from coming will it?  And we laughed.  I told her about our intruders and you know what?   She gave us a Christmas tree.  That was very nice indeed.  Well the hubby comes home last night and guess what?  Someone rides by and douses him with this white powder all over him.   We couldn’t stop laughing!!  Well I’ll be darn - what next.  We don’t know, but what we do know is that we will continue to be thankful to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and Praise him in all things - even in this.   We will continue to be thankful for this season and many more to come.   Enjoy your days, enjoy your life but more than that Enjoy the Lord for He is true!!  A merry heart will do you good like Medicine!!”

  Love, Willy