Night Before Christmas

Hey All,         Sometimes you need to just be able to laugh...............or cry..........or, maybe even both.   With no guarantees in life or promises of a rose garden....................remember what really counts.  We were raised poor..........so this is just another Christmas with familiar feel.  However.....................I have much more than I have ever had.....................at any point in my life.   Give thanks..............
      The night before Christmas.................there was no tree or gifts in the house,
I was on unemployment................we were as poor as a church mouse.
No phone, no cable..................we're two months behind on the rent,
The last of our savings.................on the electric bill was spent.
With Ma working at the market................at least there was food on the table,
And next month I get new hearing aids...............from the VA, I am able.
We're behind on our debts.........................including water and sewer,
We can't afford gifts again............with our dollars so fewer.
Ma, with her ear plugs..............I with a dog at my feet,
Had settled in once again...............for another restless nights sleep.
The Children and Grandchild live far away...............he had to work again,
Was this the second or third..................straight holiday.
With no money for travel............................no family would we see
A celebration as a family................. was just not meant to be.
The greatest of presents...............the commercials do shout,
We all should remember.............what Christmas is really about.
It is about family and friends.............held dear in our hearts
A time of joy and laughter...............even for a new love to start.
If the Father hadn't sent us Jesus................where would we be,
He has provided us with everything.............that we really ever need.
I wish we could always recall....................why Jesus had came,
To save our souls.................and relieve our shame.
Though silver and gold can hold a bright shine,
Without the Love of  The Father and Jesus............we'd be lost for all time.
May your Christmas be merry and your stockings full,
Let your love shine to others.................let Jesus be seen in you.
                   Until next............................God Bless.