Christmas Eve ---Candlelight in the Darkness

We celebrated tonight with Russ's son Kelly and his wife Brenda and our grands---Meghan and Morgan at their church's Christmas Eve Candlelight Service.  It was a beautiful way to spend Christmas Eve to honor Jesus who is the light in this very dark world. 

We went by Lynda's grave before going to the candlelight service.  It is the most incredible feeling to stand beside her grave and know that she is not there because she is in heaven where all of the action is!  While we are celebrating the birth of Jesus here on earth---Lynda is in the arms of Jesus in heaven.  We thank God for sending Jesus to save us from our sins.  Lynda stands in the very presence of Jesus and worships the risen King.  She is not in the grave that I visit and I know this is true because God promises this to those whom Jesus has redeemed.  Last night and tonight we spent time with Kelly, Brenda, Meghan and Morgan.Tomorrow we will spend time with Lynda's brother Kevin, his wife Nicole and our grands---Mason and Graysen.  On Saturday we will celebrate with Kristen and Kent and the grands---Kaden and Karson.  We'll skype with Kristopher in Denver while we're at Grandmother Anderson's with Kevin and Nicole.  We will spend time with family but this year it won't include Lynda because she is spending Christmas with her Heavenly Father, her Daddy, her Granddaddy Anderson, her Granny and Granddaddy Smith and a baby brother or sister.  Our family celebration this year includes praises that Lynda is not left out of Christmas this year but rather that she has received the most incredible gift ever...eternal life with Jesus.

As we lit our candles tonight we thanked God for Jesus and we thanked God that Lynda is with Jesus.