Well, it is the day after Christmas. Santa has come, presents have been unwrapped, family dinners have been eaten and dishes have been cleaned, church has been attended, the Christmas story has been told, but yet, something feels a little different this year. I can't quite put my finger on it, but something is different.
As a child, I can remember that, butterfly, excitement feeling that I would get knowing Christmas was right around the corner. As an adult that feeling returned at two different times...1. When I became a Christian - and understood the true meaning of Christmas and 2. When I became a mother and was able to see that excitement in my childrens' faces.
This year seemed to be a tad different. I don't know if it is because, as Charlie Brown said in the Charlie Brown Christmas, that this time of year has become so commercialized that we neglect to focus on the true meaning or if it was the fact that it was a balmy 60 degrees with no chance of a hint of snow.
Whatever the case may be, the truth of the matter is Chrtstmas is the time of year for family and friends to come together and celebrate the birth of the greatest gift ever given to each and every one of us...Jesus Christ.
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