The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has shipped the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines to more than 950 healthcare providers in Texas in the last week. These shipments included 167,300 doses of the vaccine manufactured by Moderna and 37,050 doses of the Pfizer vaccine and went directly to Texas providers.
Christmas this year just hasn’t been the same. I have lived in Edna, Texas for over 17 years. And every year, for the last 17 years, our church has held its annual Redeemer Lutheran Church Christmas dinner in December. It is our church’s biggest fellowship event of the year. This year, it was cancelled due to the pandemic.
Accustomed to spending Christmas Day packed with beloved family, or close friends? Or a mixture of both, in a free-for-all party of fun and food? Now it is true, most of us do have a person who is a – um – least favorite relative, but we tolerate even them on that special holiday for a few hours. We simply choose to avoid them as much as possible and concentrate on making the day warm and bright for everyone in the house.
