Christmas Eve Brussels Sprouts
One of my favorite Christmas Songs is “The Christmas Shoes” by NewSong. This song tells of a little boy who wants to buy shoes for his dying mother for Christmas so she can “look beautiful if [she] meets Jesus tonight.” When his coins did not cover the full charge, he turned to the man behind him in line who paid the balance. The bridge of the song says: I knew I'd caught a glimpse of Heaven's love As he thanked me and ran out I knew that God had sent that little boy To remind me what Christmas is all about I know a man whose family have all died. Despite being invited to church member homes for Christmas, he usually spends his Christmas alone. He is a vegetarian who has several unique medical dietary needs, so he would never eat a traditional holiday meal. However, he loves Brussels spouts, so that is what we have taken him on Christmas Eve the last two years. If I told you I took a holiday meal to a...