Christmas Eve 2007

So here it is, the day before the big day!

I have my Tropicana Sugar Free Lemonade and it is great,
Home from Arizona, that's a story in itself, and I'm ready to write.

Here's what I've been thinking about!

I used to have a book when I was a little kid and it was about how Santa visited Baby Jesus when he was born on the very first Christmas. I can't for the life of me think of the title of the book but it has come back in a big way this year in my mind. I can't figure how it was that Santa was able to alter the space time continuum without a flux capacitor in his sleigh but he did, and he went back to meet the Christ on the day of his birth to give glory and honor to him.

For some reason as I think of Santa I can't help but think of the spiritual connections that he has with God. He can see you when your sleeping and he knows when you're awake, just like God can. He knows who's naughty and who's nice, just like God. He has a list just like how God has the book of life. He is able to visit every house in a single night, meaning that he can be everywhere (sort of) at once or at least in a certain moment, just as God can be everywhere at once due to his power of sovereign omnipresence. Santa has helpers, God has angels, Santa fills our hearts with Joy and Amazement, just like God does, Santa and God go hand and hand during Christmas.

And as nice as all of that is I have to say that I am impressed by people actually saying Merry Christmas and not Happy Holidays...but I can't stand the amount of businesses and people that are still saying and using Happy Holidays! Sorry but I needed to get that out there.

One more Christmas thought for this Christmas Eve. I don't know much about other states outside of California, but I was just in Arizona and the number of houses with Christmas lights on them is depressing. Hardly anyone puts them up and I have no idea why. It seems like they are everywhere and on everything in CA, I wonder how the rest on the country does with it?

Enjoy your time with friends and family and remember that Jesus IS the reason for the season!

Blessing