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Is it Christmas yet?!

I can hear some of y'all laughing, but I have waited as long as I could to ask this question. I've forced myself to wait until after Thanksgiving so the number of weird looks I would get would be kept to a minimum. Don't get me wrong, I love Thanksgiving, too. But Christmas has always been my favorite holiday. It's so full of magic and mystery and wonder...how can I help but love it?

The magic of soft little lights, emphasizing a feeling of peace and joy and rest that somehow fills this very busy season.
The mystery of almighty God, come to us as a little baby, bound by limits of time and space.
The wonder that He did it all for love. Just because He loved us.
He loved me. He loved you. So He came.
If it weren't for Christmas, there would be no Easter. If it weren't for Easter, there would be no Thanksgiving. And with no reason to give thanks, there would be no reason to live day by day, much less a reason for celebration of any sort.

So when I say "I love Christmas", I don't mean "I love to give and get presents"...although I do! :D I mean that I love what this season represents--God come to us, with us, just because He loves us. How great is that?!
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Anonymous said…
Hey Sweet - have you heard the guys singing 'Is it Christmas yet?'? I think you would like it.
November 29, 2008 at 6:41 PM
RejoicingComet said…
Hey, my friend! Great to "see" you here... :D
Yes, I have heard the guys sing "Is it Christmas yet?"; I LOVE that song! :D In fact, that was the inspiration for the title of this post.
By the way, for any that might not understand all this, "the guys" are Ernie, Ryan, Doug, and Tim from Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, and "Is it Christmas Yet?" is a great song on their Christmas CD!
November 29, 2008 at 10:16 PM
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