(LifeNews.com) – Every year, our Christmas plans involve trying to find kid-friendly activities for our middle child, Peter. Peter is 20 years old but has mild/moderate autism and the communication skills of a four-year-old.
His delight is in simple things – such as driving through neighborhoods to see Christmas lights or seeing a living Nativity. It helps the rest of us in the family keep a sense of innocence and joy not only during the Christmas season but also throughout the year.
Joy seems like such a simple thing, but it is far more complex. Joy is not just happiness. True joy means finding a sense of peace through our faith in God even in the most difficult of times. It is a state of being that is internal and related to the eternal. CONTINUE