An Open Letter about a Christmas Party
Hey Eve, This could probably be an e-mail. I decided against texting because it's just going to be so long. But it's also not entirely for you, so it doesn't hurt to put it up as a blog either where it can be referenced by those who should read it. Thanks for the invite to the family Christmas party. I cannot come. There's no way to say why I can't come that will prevent it from being misinterpreted as bitterness, but hopefully any reader will have the presumption of grace. Maybe I don't have to explain why I'm not coming? I could just pass it off as an inconvenience. It's not; there's a time where I would have driven 14 hours 1 way just to be back for family Christmas if I could have gotten leave for a weekend. A two-hour drive with children can be more stressful, sure, but that's no excuse. I cannot come because "What fellowship does light have with darkness?" And now everyone rolls their eyes and says "Jeremia...