Today is Christmas Eve. And, as we sit here this morning I like to reflect on the TRUE meaning of Christmas. Since we don't really know the actual day of Jesus' Birthday, we rely on tomorrow to celebrate it. Now, I've never baked a cake for Jesus or sang "Happy Birthday" to Him on Christmas. For me, Christmas is a time for reflection : a time to realize and remember just exactly what the year has meant. A time to look back at the many Blessings of the year, and NOT a time to dwell on the unimportant...this is not a time to fight, it's a time to love. It's a time to spend waaaaaay too much money on those people you love the most, just because this is a Culture where money = love. This is the time of year when Miracles can happen. It's the time when you can look and truly see what LOVE means. I don't know, y'all, but something magical happens at Christmastime...even the grinchiest of grinches turn bearable. And I LOVE it all! I love 103.7 playing Christmas music all Season long! I never thought I would, but I LOVE my 12.5' inflatable snowman "Gordy!" I adore my Christmas tree, and I most of all love my children all dolled up in Christmas pjs. I love the fact that you can ask Daniel whose birthday it is and he'll tell you one of two things : 1) "mine" or 2) Jesus! What a sweet little boy!
Tomorrow we'll have a house full of people, and that is perhaps my favorite thing of all. I LOVE having people over! I love watching childrens' faces light up when they see Christmas trees and Christmas lights. I love watching their faces when they see what Santa brought them. And I LOVE sharing the birth story with my kids. I think we'll start a new tradition this year...we'll tell the Christmas story at night before we go to bed, and get ready to greet the day with smiles and kisses. Oh to be a child again on Christmas....and to have Christmas last all year long. Wouldn't that be awesome? 
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