Sometimes Christmas Makes Me Cry

I am not sure if this is an old or new song but it has caught my attention this Christmas season. The lyrics are below:

"Sometimes Christmas Makes Me Cry"

I THINK OF LOVED ONES WHO’VE PASSED AWAY
AND I PRAY THEY’RE RESTING IN A BETTER PLACE
I THINK OF MEMORIES OF YEARS GONE BY
AND SOMETIMES CHRISTMAS MAKES ME CRY

I THINK OF SOLDIERS ACROSS THE SEA
AND SOMETIMES I WONDER WHY IT’S THEM INSTEAD OF ME
THAT FOR MY FREEDOM THEY GIVE THEIR LIVES
AND SOMETIMES CHRISTMAS MAKES ME CRY

TEARS OF THANKFULNESS
TEARS OF HOPE
I CRY TEARS OF JOY AT CHRISTMAS BECAUSE I KNOW
THERE IS PEACE ON EARTH FOR EVERY HEART TO FIND
AND SOMETIMES CHRISTMAS MAKES ME CRY

I THINK OF FAMILY
I THINK OF HOME
AND SAY A PRAYER FOR THOSE WHO SPEND THIS TIME ALONE
‘CAUSE LOVE CAN REACH OUT INTO A SILENT NIGHT
AND THAT’S WHY CHRISTMAS MAKES ME CRY

I THINK OF A MARY AND A VIRGIN BIRTH
AND I’M AMAZED BY HOW MUCH GOD THINKS WE ARE WORTH
THAT HE WOULD SEND HIS ONLY SON TO DIE
AND SOMETIMES CHRISTMAS MAKES ME CRY


The chorus is powerful: "Tears of Thankfulness, Tears of Hope. I cry tears of Joy at Christmas because I know there is peace on earth for every heart to find...and sometimes Christmas makes me cry".

My heart has found peace this Christmas....and for that I am grateful.

Yep, there are still tears.....especially for my kids....but, mostly they are tears of hope and thankfulness....I'm thankful for what I had and hopeful about what God has in store for us in the future.....we are growing forward....and I can now look back and see the distance that has already been traveled....and if we can make it through what we have been through, I KNOW there are some sweet days ahead....