It is that time of year when we rush around trying to buy the perfect gift for that special someone. In our rushing we become irritated; tired; and just plain mean, Yes, I said mean.
People push and bump each other trying to fill their shopping carts with decorations and presents. Babies cry because they are tired and hungry. Mama is trying to get home where she will cook, clean-up, decorate, and wrap presents.
Wait! It is Christmas! It is a joyous time of the year. Where is our Christmas Spirit? Surely we didn't leave it at the store.
Christmas stories on the television show beautifully decorated houses, plenty of goodies that Mama had time to make and still get her shopping completed. The snow is falling outside and a warm inviting fire burns in the fireplace. Awww. The perfect Christmas; however, our lives are not Christmas stories. They are real lives where we get very tired; and sometimes, we lose our Christmas Spirit!
If you have lost your Christmas Spirit, just listen to a child. Gracie just told me, "That it was CHRISTmas. That's the way I learned it," she said. Out of the mouths of babes...
Children can bring us back to the reality of what we are celebrating. Jesus' birthday.
Thank you Gracie for reminding me that we are preparing to celebrate the birth of Jesus. This isn't about the decorations or the presents. It is about the Christ Child born in a manager in Bethlehem.
It is me again, Lord, thanking You for Your Birth, Your Death, and Your Resurrection.
A little Georgia Wisdom: If you are having a difficult time getting your decorations, your shopping, your Christmas planning together, just stop and remember the real reason we celebrate Christmas.
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
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