Total Quiet:

 I can't remember if there was a Christmas that we didn't have snow in our 26 years in the high country of Colorado. One of my most favorite memories was to go outside Christmas eve - especially if it was snowing or had just snowed. I would go outside and just stand and look up at the sky and either see the snow flakes floating down or on a clear night I would marvel at all the stars.  

The quiet was so powerful that it would just take my breath away. The silence was so powerful that I would feel I could be the only person for miles. Gazing at the millions of stars across the sky made me feel very small on our planet. To me it was a solid confirmation that there was a God and he and his Son were in total charge. It was a most humbling time for me.

No matter how many times I did that over the years, the sense of peace and calm never changed. It was always one of those very special moments that I will never forget. I have never been in another place where I could experience that. I always thanked God for that time it was so  overwhelming and special. When I stop and think about it now I get that same peaceful feeling of being close to our heavenly Father. It is totally humbling and such a powerful memory that it is burned in my mind.