Christmas time

Friday, December 16th, 2011

Holiday time.

It surprises me how much Christmas has changed over the years for me.  Some of this is the result of growing older and having kids but realistically if I think back 30 or 40 years I remember being glued to the TV watching every TV special regarding Christmas and then being terrified of the abominable snowman on Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.

Thankfully I can bring back these glorious days of yesteryear at Costco with the boxed DVD set of all my Christmas time favorites.

Thinking about Christmas, it’s amazing how quickly it comes and goes as an adult and yet for my kids and I can’t help but think for kids universally in America, Christmas just can’t come fast enough, it’s like the school year, it just drags and drags along.

This year I am going to try something a little different in my attempt to return to the glory years.  I am going to find those DVD’s and watch them with a plate of cookies and a glass of milk and seek to be a kid again.

Unfortunately there aren’t a lot of presents under the tree with my name on it but that’s ok, the one thing I have going for me with age is that getting things under the tree doesn’t hold the same importance as it used to.

I can’t help but remember last year at this time I was with my family and about 20 others headed to India for Christmas. That trip was quite an experience and one that won’t be forgotten.

As many of you know this past month we have been raising funds so that the children at New Life Children’s Home could have a couple of new outfits this year and I am happy to report that $7,000 was raised and this will allow us to provide the clothes with some left over for Christmas day treats. I know from experience how excited the kids at New Life get at Christmas and knowing that you all gave to make this day special for them is a gift in itself for me, so thank you!

I hope to have some photos in the next couple of weeks of this event and will work on posting them to our Flickr site for you all to enjoy.  Thanks again for making Christmas special and my prayer for each of you this Christmas is that you will find joy and peace as you consider God’s gift to each of us and the world.

Jesus is truly the reason for the season and I am thankful for the opportunity to receive that gift and in return offer myself back as a gift for His use.  I pray that becomes your prayer as well.

Merry Christmas!

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