Let us draw near with a true
heart in full assurance of faith . . . Hebrews 10:22
Our son’s first deployment was the first time our family was
apart during Christmas. I found myself dreading the holidays and consequently postponed decorating
the house. This was way out of character for me. I’d always delighted in
filling the house with multiple trees, twinkling lights and all the trimmings
of Christmas. But somehow it didn’t seem right to celebrate so abundantly when
my son was halfway around the world in the middle of a war.
