Don’t
Let Christmas Get Stale
We
had to throw out an almost-full loaf of bread today. We just didn’t get around to eating it, and
so the mold set in.
On
the other hand, I can’t ever imagine throwing out Christmas because it has
gotten stale. There are so many ways to
make it fresh again. Let me name a few.
We’ve
been to Christmas parties
We’ve
seen a lot of home and yard decorations
Have
been listening to Christmas music since Nov 5
We
saw Snowflake Lane in Bellevue
We
see Dicken’s A Christmas Carol
tomorrow
The
grands gathered and made Gingerbread houses and Christmas cookies yesterday
I’ve
enjoyed Egg Nog both hot and cold
We’ve
sang a few carols already at church
We
have dinner guests tomorrow night
We’ll
see Candy Cane Lane next week
We’ll
have our annual Family Downtown Day next week
The
family will gather on Christmas Day
Both
trees have been up since after Thanksgiving
There
are other ways and activities we’re finding to help keep staleness away from
our Christmas.
Most
important perhaps, especially for me … I’ve been reading and thinking a lot and
writing a lot about Christmas. I don’t
want to miss those subtle Christmas moments as they come along.
Just
yesterday, I had one as my friend Steve Amerson sang Mary Did You Know on Fox TV.
Oh my, that was a Christmas moment.
A great song in the hands of a consummate singer.
Bring
on Christmas. Let it sit out
overnight. Don’t bother wiping away the
crumbs.
They
don’t get stale. They only get better
Something to
think on,
in less than
60 seconds.
P
Michael Biggs
Offering
Hope
Encouragement
Inspiration