Not so silent night

It's past midnight and all have gone to sleep. I sat in the living room alone. The dishwasher is working loudly. My mind is a lot noisier than the dishwasher. It has so much going on in it- work related staff, family staff, friends, not having time to prepare for our trip home, all these subjects have been swimming in my head it seems. Kanu (mother) had been getting worse. They had a great Christmas day at the hospital but she is getting worse by the day. We too had a happy Christmas with LT and Joshua and even Madika. Kanu's favorite Christmas Carol is Silent Night and I played it on the piano on the phone to her. Joshua played it on his violin for her on the phone as well. In so many ways we had a family Christmas through the telephone. Thank God for this technology. This is the night that is not so silent especially in my mind. I am full of worries I ask God to calm me down and to silent my noisy mind so that I may hear his voice. The year is a bout to be ended. This has been a year full of God's blessings, changes that make life busy and joyful for us. A year filled with surprises from God including new friends, a grand child, a new place to live, new call for both of us, visits from friends and many more blessings that I can not remember. God is good and his love endures forever. My mind is reminded of that silent. After all, Christ the saviour is born.