I ordered a Kathy Mattea Christmas CD from Amazon, but didn't get it until last week (I ordered too late). I was playing it in the car today on my way to work. Track #11 just really touched my soul. I could have written the words. To those of us who are Christian, it tells of the comfort of the Christmas message, even after loss. The title is "There's Still My Joy" and it's on the "Joy for Christmas Day" CD. Here are the words:

I brought my tree down to the shore
The garland and the silver star
To find my peace and grieve no more
To heal this place inside my heart.

On every branch I laid some bread
And hungry birds filled up the sky
They rang like bells around my head
They sang my spirit back to life.

One tiny Child can change the world
One shining Light can show the way
Through all my tears for what I've lost
There's still my joy
There's still my joy for Christmas Day.

The snow comes down on empty sand
There's tinsel moonlight on the waves
My soul was lost, but here I am
So this must be amazing grace.

One tiny Child can change the world
One shining Light can show the way
Beyond these tears for what I've lost
There's still my joy
There's still my joy for Christmas Day.

The music is beautiful, also. You can listen to it on amazon.com It really spoke to me directly, and personifies the promise of Christmas.

By Marcia on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 - 12:56 am:

Beautiful! I'm going to listen to it tomorrow, when I'm awake.

By Sandysmom on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 - 08:37 am:

OMG, that is so beautiful I'm literally in tears.