That was us. On Christmas Day, 1973.
Hard to believe that picture records a Christmas Day 51 years ago. But so it does, and there we were.
It was a happy time in our lives. Louise was in her last year of nursing school, and I was doing well in a new career with Continental Film Productions. We had come through some difficult times after moving from Miami to Chattanooga in 1970, but now things were looking up for the Jenkins. So we dressed up, even though there was no one there but us, because it was a day to celebrate. We even gave ourselves a new TV as a family Christmas present.
Many years have passed since that Christmas, but they didn't just pass: we filled those days and years with work and travel, growing and building, joys and sorrows, and made them rich with memories. For many years when we lived on our small farm in McLemore Cove our family gathered at our house each Christmas. We miss those days.
As we celebrate another Christmas 51 years later, those two young boys have grown into strong and substantial men with families and significant careers. Two of our grandchildren are still in college; the others are scattered around the country with homes and careers of their own.
Today we will be having Christmas dinner with our son Don and his family. It won't be like that Christmas Day 51 years ago, yet, in many ways it will be the same: family, food, and most all, faith. That faith in Jesus Christ who has loved and sustained us through the years. Not just a baby in a manger, but the all-powerful God and ruler of the universe. To him be glory and gratitude forever. I hope you know him too.
There is no Christmas without Christ. May you have a merry, blessed, Christmas.
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Merry Christmas 🎁
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Thanks, Roy. And to you!
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