As the Holidays Approach...

The chill is in the air....the leaves are changing color. No one can deny the seasons are changing. Change is good for you they say. Who says that? The same people who say you should change your shampoo. Why? If it's working why change it? As we know in life changes come upon us unexpectedly. Sometimes we welcome them, other times we resist them. Change always gives us a chance to do some self evaluation and see what things need changing in our own hearts.
As the holidays quickly come and go it's inevitable we will feel that change...things will not be the same. Things will be a bit different. People missing and traditions broken perhaps. But I imagine this will give us a chance to reflect again on those who have always made the Holidays so special for us. How grateful we are for those who cook for us, that arrange everything just so it's still the same. Grateful for those who take pictures and document our family time together. And especially grateful for the ties that bind us together. Most importantly for the Legacy of Love and a Testimony of our Savior Jesus Christ. Dad and Grandma Thomas were both great examples of both. Neither one of them left much behind in this world of monetary value. But they did leave priceless gifts for their posterity. Their Love and Their Love of the Savior. For this I am eternally grateful for and we honor them by carrying on that Legacy to our Children. This will not change, this will be a tradition. Chairs may be empty but our Hearts will be full.