Twelve days till Christmas

Stardust...5 by 7 watercolor, Christmas card

Science says we're made of the same stuff as stars, and while that is true of physics and chemistry of the biologic elements in our bodies, is it not also true of the spirit? We are literally part of all creation, of the universe.
On the Great Plains and in the West, or in rural areas, there's the sky, and at night, the stars. For thousands of years they've beckoned humans, helped us create stories, inspired art, fired our imagination, fueled our hopes, spurred our wonder. There's a yearning to touch them--they're metaphors and more of life, physical and spiritual.
Is it any wonder that a star is the symbol of the time we now call Christmas? We are home. Stardust.