I got up this morning and went to the kitchen for something to eat. After rummaging through the cabinets, I found a couple of things and got myself a drink. Went back to the living room and sat down to relax for a few moments.
Most of the time, like right now, I prefer the quiet. I rarely turn on the TV when I'm home alone, just because I find the noise irritating, more than anything. This morning, however, I decided to check out one of the only channels I actually watch, the Discovery channel. Well, nothing there. It's a Storm Chasers marathon today.
I started to flip channels when I noticed that an episode of The Clone Wars was on Cartoon Network. I thought, "Hey! I still haven;t seen them all. Maybe this is one I haven't caught yet." Sure enough, it was.
Anyway, I sat and enjoyed the 30-minute episode. Must have already DVR'ed it since the recorder wasn't running. Just means I need to clean off the DVR and get them off onto a DVD. Hopefully a task I an accomplish while I'm off for the holidays.
Hhmmm. The "holidays". Brings me to a point. Have everyone seen these "Keep Christ in Christmas" signs in peoples' yards and businesses' windows this Christmas? I have been trying to find out where they are coming from. I would like to get one for my yard next Christmas.
Seems like this Christmas in particular, I have noticed more and more people saying "Merry Christmas" than I ever remember before. It's quite nice. I have tried to reciprocate whnever someone says it to me first, and have tried to be the first whenever the situation presented itself. Just seems to give a boost to the seasonal feeling. After all, the name of the holiday is CHRISTmas. Without Christ in it, how could Christmas even exist? I mean, without a special reason for the holiday, why not just give gifts and put up trees any old day of the year?
Christmas is by far and away my favorite time of the year. Yeah, summer's great for being able to go swimming and spring's nice for the flowers and plants regenerating, and fall's chill is welcome after summer's hot days, but Christmastime is special. Everyone feels and acts differently, whether they realize it or not. It's all about giving and embracing a caring feeling for one another. That doesn't happen just any time. Perhaps Christ gave us a gift, not only of Himself, but a gift of pure love and peace, just by His coming into the world. Do you feel it? I hope you do.
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