Happy New Year: A Fresh Start from Yesterday

Happy New Year!  Did you turn the calendar to 2018 and stare in disbelief? It seems we flipped the page to 2017 yesterday. Do you have the impression time seems to race by as we age? In a recent conversation, a friend and I reflected that we now celebrate Christmas as grandparents, and observe our children do the same things we did as young parents: assemble toys, read the Christmas story, and play on Christmas day. It seems as if it were yesterday our children were wearing footed pajamas and squealing with delight on Christmas morning.

Making the Days Count as We Countdown to Christmas

Christmas is one week away. Are you still shopping, baking, wrapping, and looking forward to a party or concert? Are you fretting as you look at your calendar and question how you will complete your “To Do” list?

I hope one item on your list will include reading the Christmas story and not wait for a Christmas Eve church service to hear it.

I’ve been reading it during the past week. It’s amazing how many new discoveries are in an old story. 

All Wrapped Up…

If your love language is gifts, Christmas truly is the most wonderful time of the year. You find special enjoyment in selecting, giving, and receiving gifts. But if gifts is not your primary love language, we still make our lists, check them two or three times, shop for the best deals, and wrap surprises. The Christmas gift-giving season has become the retail extravaganza of the year. News reported over $5 billion in sales was posted on Black Friday.

It’s easy to get all wrapped up in gifts.