Not Long Before the Morning Light ... and in Time for the Celebration of True Light : A Collection of Christmas Memories

A collection of Christmas memories . . . beginning as a small child in a children's home in Georgia . . . and transcending the years to bring Christmas into the lives of my children and they into theirs and they into mine so that I realize Christmas means so many things to me now: the Manger and knowing that it and the cross are each a part of our hope, intimately tied together just as the unending circle of the Christmas wreath. . . the bright lights of candles which represent the light of Christ . . . the choirs of angels and others . . . sharing the generosity of spirit . . . the excitement of coming to the tree on Christmas morning . . . little presents that remind us of the Gift given us . . . the twinkle of eyes and the tender spirit that surrounds us . . . our children . . . their children . . . our friends . . . the knowledge that there is someone out there who may not have Christmas . . . but whom we can help. The confidence that Christmas will always come to us if we wait for it, welcome it, believe in it and continue to hold it dear. Christmas is about sharing, about the Christmas child and others. One cannot bypass the true Christmas and be wholly content.Goings, Zimmie R. is the author of 'Not Long Before the Morning Light ... and in Time for the Celebration of True Light : A Collection of Christmas Memories', published 2003 under ISBN 9780971716605 and ISBN 0971716609.