Photo (c)2006 by Andrew Hall, PortlandBridges.com
So - it's that time of year! What time of year you ask? Time to celebrate the joys of the Christmas season. How do I know? Just look at the picture! What do you see? You see it too? The red nose? Yeah!!!
I cannot completely put into words the feeling of utter joy which soared through me a few nights ago when I was exiting I-84 West and headed onto I-5 South....and what to my wondering eyes did appear? They've changed the sign! The 'whit stag' on the Made in Oregon sign has become Rudolph! It's one of the designations that I can officially begin playing Christmas music whenever I want; that I can go shopping and no one will complain; that I can help my mom decorate her tree; that once again I can look forward to opening gifts with family.
I love Christmas.
But what I love most of all is the fact that even though the world tries to take the "Christ" out of the holiday, it's one of the few times a year that people may actually listen to the story of the Savior.
Don't argue with me that he wasn't born on December 25th...because I read a story in the Harding newspaper one time that explained it this way: If someone didn't know when my exact birthday was - I wouldn't care if they just picked a day!
That's it. They picked a day. Let's take the opportunity provided.
And even though there are so many more things I love about the Christmas season - my favorite thing will always be that I may have the chance to explain the story of 'the Christ' to someone - and they may actually take a second to listen - just because it's Christmas.
5 comments:
Oh that makes me increadably happy!! ROCK IT!!
I heart wendy. And I heart christmas. And i'm bring my future husband to portland for christmas. You should meet him. No we aren't engaged, but i will marry him.
Christmas explodes at our house. I affectionately call it "the season of clutter."
And with a little help from Mr. Hess, we have this fantastic train that travels circles around our tree.
I adore Christmas, but I live with a Scrooge. The simple fact that he HAS to play Christmas music in his shop between now and December 25th makes me devilishly happy. It makes me want to rub my hands together and say MWA HA HA!!!
Dude Seriously most Christmas music SUCKS!!!!!! Althought I do have a studdin line-up on my Pandora. I have Twisted Sister singing Christmas music. How SIKK is that? Seriously. You have to understand I grew up with a mother who has EVERY SINGLE CHRISTMAS ALBUM EVER. Ask she who posted above me she seriously has everything. Yeah even the whole album done on a keyboard with Dog barks. Yeah.
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