New Year Musings

Well, I am back. Carpal tunnel problems and too much time at the keyboard has stunted my blogging, but hope to do better!

(My son bagging this year's Christmas tree)

Well,Christmas is just a memory now. One month ago today it was bright lites, Silent Night and presents...Anyone who doesn't love Christmas has some serious issues. Even when I was a smartaleckteenager who thought he was a so-smart atheist, I loved Christmas. I can still remember my mother confronting me one day in the kitchen (all good conversations happened in our kitchen):"So why do you celebrate Christmas if you don't believe in Jesus?!) She had that look of "Ha-I got ya!" because it was obvious how much I enjoyed it. She also thought I was a know-it-all and would get it one day "Oh mom" I said with major exasperation. "Because it's fun of course!"

Well, it is fun. Who doesn't like presents, mistletoe, eggnog, a fire and people smiling more than usual. I didn't even mind the crowds out shopping or all the crass advertising-it was all great! That was in the So California desert too, when you hoped for rain so it would seem at least a little like winter.

Now, in the snow and with children of my own, it's even better. But the real joy of it is now I do believe in Jesus-that he was born in Bethlehem and all the rest of it. And it's always sad to see this time of year go.

But I still have the snow!