Even though this is a special time of year that is loaded with meaning for me and my family, I felt a feeling today that did not fit with what I know. As I sat in traffic and the snow was heavily falling I started sensing that depressing feeling. You know the one that Charlie Brown feels each year before Linus reminds him of the true meaning of Christmas. Well, I got focused quickly but was reminded of Christmas Past when I was stuck in the funk for extended periods of time. Last winter was a bad one. This year I am just not willing to to have my joy ripped away from me.
On more than one occasion this year the reality of the baby with a tragic yet redemptive future has over taken my mind. I think of the babies being born at a regular and frequent rate in my church. The face of anyone of them may be representative of the infant born to save me. It blows my mind and I have to remind myself that it is possible to keep Christmas separate from Easter and I can revel in the glory of the event.
Well, today is Friday and in this house that means Family Fun Night. Due to the slim condition of our pocketbook this week and the Snow Event we are currently experiencing, I dropped by the store on my way home and prepared to have Family Fun Night "in" tonight. Chicken Noodle Soup is always a favorite and I am looking forward to some Christmas Cookie baking and snowman building. The night will be finished off with a movie- Tinkerbell since Nick is out of town- and popcorn. Now doesn't that sound nice? And the house is even SORT OF clean.
Ahhhh! LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW!
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