Christmas

So many people don't have a good Christmas to look forward too. Whether it is family strife, arguements, money problems, funerals, and a convergance of a million other things. I figured my Christmas would be short and rushed. I arrived home on Friday and came back to Philly yesterday. Short and sweet, actually that is exactly what it was.

I don't mean to brag but I have been extremely lucky and blessed in my life. I have a sister and two brothers whom I love and get along with great. I have a father and mother who raised me well (despite of everything) and somehow I guess I came out alright. Have have loving grandparents and aunts and uncles. In short my family rocks. Sure Christmas for my family has never been about excess. My family does not have excess. Rather we give out of our need to give. We have more fun gaging each other and giving things that we need rather then things we do not. Such gifts as a box and a stick for the older of my two brothers, from the younger (If you listen to FLN you get the joke). My siblings decided that I needed to do a scavenger hunt... which ended up not being as bad as I thought it would be (there was no duck tape this year). There was also a rock in a box given to the youngest (because he was being a smart @ss before I got home and we did not have any coal). Yet in reality, for me at least, it is more fun to see other's excitement when they see what you gave them.

And I guess that really is what Christmas is about after all. It really has very little to do with Santa or what we give each other, but what God gave us. He gave his son, not to be another good person to tell us what to do or say things like 'love your neighbor'. Rather God gave his son because if he had not, there would be no hope for any of us. Without the Death of that perfect Sacrifice there is not freedom, no love, no hope, no joy.

I hope you all enjoyed your time with your family and had a wonderful Christmas!