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In Sarah Ban Breathnach's book "Simple Abundance" she talked about the annual Christmas Letter…letters some of us write and most of us recieve.  How it does seem like we get the edited version of their lives, like they airbrushed out the difficulties of the year.  

I wonder what an unedited version would read like?  How much more 'normal' we would all feel if the realities of life were laced with the joys?  It seems that we want this perfect picture to go along with the perfect letter…to send to our family and friends; so not to show our imperfections.

She talks about writing letters of our own, about our self discoveries or lessons learned.  I would love to recieve letters that depicted a real life journey of one year…instead of only the high points.  It seems to me, we get to know more about folks as they share their struggles and how they climbed out of the lows…than we do about their shining moments.

As I look back on my year, I wonder what my greatest lessons were, how they were delivered and what I learned?

It is funny, in a peculiar way, how we celebrate the birth of Jesus, by sending out an edited version of our lives.  And, some have gotten away from a message at all, but send intsead a picture…

An older woman handed me a stack of Christmas Cards….and she said, "I write personal letters in each one.  It is like having a conversation…"  

If our Christmas Cards are a conversation with our family and friends, what are we saying?