19/12/2025
Once again Christmas has arrived and Turriff Kitchens and Bathrooms have closed our doors for our annual Christmas break, opening again on 5th January. And once again it’s been a turbulent year, with very sadly one of our flooring suppliers going into administration only a few weeks before Christmas. My heart goes out to all the workers there who are left with an extremely uncertain future, all the while looking on at seemingly everyone else celebrating and not having a care in the world. The reality though, is that whatever door we open in the world there lies stress and worry behind it. The car we drive, the house we live in, the clothes we wear may seem mundane to us, but are all beyond the wildest dreams of many on this Earth today. And we take them for granted and wish we could afford better ones.
It has been said that the only certainties in this life is death and taxes. A tongue in cheek remark maybe, but with a ring of truth to it.
In this picture of the nativity scene we can see on the right the shepherds, who were the very first people to be told of our Saviour’s birth. We may wonder why the angels announced this wonderful news firstly to the dregs of society as these men would have been at that time. Living a rough life out in the fields with the animals, tending to their needs and even sleeping with them. They would most likely have been looked down on by the religious leaders at the time, and if they had decided to attend the synagogue I’ve read that there would be so much cleansing rituals to go through before they were accepted that probably the animals would have been more welcome than them. However, with this news announced by the angels, the shepherds were able to come exactly as they were into the presence of the Son of God. He came for all who believe, whatever their circumstances or financial status. Billionaire or pauper, all were created in God’s image with free will to make our life choices, and all have fallen away due to the temptations of this world.
While death and taxes are pretty certain in this life, we also have the absolute assurance that a Saviour was born for us in the most lowly place imaginable, and is waiting with open arms to welcome home all who accept him as their Lord, whatever we have done or whatever our social standing may be.
Wishing all our friends and customers a very happy and peaceful Christmas and every blessing for the coming year.