ChristMAS

It's that time of year again! And I for one am super excited about all the holiday cheer. I love the crisp winter air. The smell of smoke coming out of chimney's. (I firmly believe this should be the next scent of a candle, if it's not already!) All the hustle and bustle of busy little shoppers trying to meet the deadline. And I love the generosity and friendliness that all the humbugs adapt around this time of year. It's more than just the "Spirit of Christmas" and shopping and drinking hot chocolate and flavored creamer for your coffee. It's about the sweet the gift that God gave us thousands of years ago and continues to give us everyday. His unconditional lYve. Jesus. Without him, there would be no Christmas. There would be no reason for giving and receiving gifts or putting up a tree. In all honesty, if we weren't so selfish, we wouldn't see a need for those things either. But I, like everyone else, enjoy getting presentse and I love to see a full, pretty Christmas tree all decorated with love and lights. It's those things that make the holiday fun. But more importantly, it's the giving. Whether it's your child opening up his most desired toy for 2008, or your spouse ripping open the surprise gift they told you not to get, or the unfortunate being thankful for the little given to them. It matters. It all matters. God has done miraculous things and he started with impregnating a virgin. When I think of Christmas this year, I want to remember all that has been done for me, physically and spiritually. And I want to have more of Christ. In Spanish the word MAS means more. I truly believe that Christmas means MORE OF CHRIST. Share more of him, his story and his love. Share the light that he has put inside of you. Share the gift of giving.