5 Days ’till Christmas
We we are down to 5 days until Christmas. The lights are up, the house is decorated (thanks to my lovely wife – Tina), the tree is up, there are Christmas cards from friends and family on the mantel. A light dusting of snow greeted me this morning as I left for work and just now I was out and the snow has returned. Athough very light it does really put you into the Christmas spirit.
School let out yesterday for the next two weeks and yes, of course, the shops are packed with both happy and grumpy holiday shoppers. Arriving home this afternoon to the smell of gingerbread. My oldest son had made a very cute gingerbread house, but, he wont let me take a bite out of it.. LOL 
Now my little guys making his very own gingerbread house. Maybe he’ll let me take a bite.
Christmas music on the radio and Christmas movies on TV. It sure does feel like Christmas. To think in only 5 days the boys are going to come running down the stairs making as much noise as possible to wake us. The smiles and big eyes, oh what a sight. And then it will be gone. Count down to New Years Eve (the boys like to stay up late) begins.
But, lets not forget at this festive time of the year — with family and friends getting together, gift giving, and heartfelt sharing — it is, in the deepest sense, a time of prayer and reflection. A time to give to your neighbour and be kind to strangers. A time to reach out and say hello to everyone you see and meet. Don’t forget the true meaning of Christmas that God so loved the world that he gave us his only son – the birth of Christ.
Whatever your Winter Solstice celebrations: a.k.a Christmas, Saturnalia, Yule, the Long Night, Hanukkah etc. I wish you all a joyous, safe and happy holiday from my family to yours.
Merry Christmas!
