Life is full of surprises. God delights in giving good gifts to His children—generously, abundantly and sometimes quite unexpectedly.

Having another pandemic year under our belts, I thought it necessary to modify last year's “How the Virus Stole Christmas” to remind us all that what we cherish in our hearts

…Through all the colors and changes of our lives, with the help of God.”

Those were the closing words of the vows my husband and I made to one another forty years ago. We stood, nervously holding hands, dressed in white, at the front of a church, surrounded by family and friends.