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The Christmas Table 2013

The laughter. The joy. The family time. And the food. Oh, the food. But that's not what this is about.

I have no recipes to share today. I have no culinary tips to offer. I'm not here today as a Private In-Home Chef. I'm here today as a son, husband, father, and brother.

Let your own Christmas Table minister to your families. Let your own Christmas Table be an oasis of peace, joy, and love amidst a country full of turmoil and trouble. Put aside differences, be they political, religious, or familial, and just enjoy the company of one another. Put down your iPhones, your iPads, your cold electronic connections to a cold and distant electronic world, and embrace once again, if even for a solitary day, real world relationships of flesh and bone.

For those of you that know, this is the Season we worship and give thankful praises to God our Father for the gift of Christ Jesus, His Son. He is Christmas, indeed.

For those of you that don't know, simply spend this time together and love on one another.

Merry Christmas, one and all! Now if you'll pardon me, I have a Christmas menu to plan. :)

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