Well... Finally in the CHRISTmas Spirit!!

I have really been having a hard time getting into the feeling that it is Christmas.This year has gone by VERY fast and we kind of had a lame summer where it felt pretty gloomy all summer and when we are used to SUN for 20 odd hours a day...it stinks to go from gloomy ALL day to DARK all day. But... the LIGHT has come. I did lots of things to actually feel like it was Christmas season... I have even been praying that God would show me what I should be doing to feel more like it was Christmas. I had all my presents picked out for what I was getting who, we put the tree up the night before Thanksgiving, we watched the classics, but I just didn't feel it, we made a SnowBlob (apparently the snow in Alaska is not good snowman snow unless it is fresh snow) and named him Fransisco (because its fun to say ; ) ) and then had another movie marathon. But nothing was working, but then slowly in my heart I have begun to feel the joy of the season... how can one have JOY in the midst of the shopping and choas... FOCUS ON THE ONE THAT CHRISTmas IS ALL ABOUT!!!! Jesus is a precsious gift to us. Father God sent Him (although He was willing) to be our Gift and to be our Blameless Sacrifice, to be our Peace, to be our Counselor, and to just BE... Now i do know that Jesus was not actually born in December, but as with the rest of the world it is a good time to remember that He Came to Set us Free. And not so that we were free to continue living lives that had no meaning, but instead to live a life that reflects Him and the Good that is in the Father. Especially the Love that comes from the Father. Only through Jesus and Father God can we truely Forgive those who do us wrong, can we truely love unconditionally, can we truelly love the Unlovely. Those things are all gifts from Him for us to have for other people... and if that wasn't enough... He still gives us gifts that are for us. Love, Joy, Peace, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Patience, and Self Control. We get to feel these inside and from God above. He feels these things towards us too. I have not thought about that until now. Anyways.. I have chosen to live a life this Christmas season that will rest on the Goodness of God and what He has done for me/us.