Today is the FIRST day of my new life...at least my temporary new life. I'm off for the holidays, and don't have to think about things until January 3, although, I probably will end up thinking about things...I know how this works. Anyhow, since I don't have to go to work today, what am I doing up so early? My youngest son's birthday was yesterday. We have a tradition that on his birthday, he gets to go to his favorite breakfast place in the world, "The Good Egg". We couldn't go yesterday, so I get to take him today. And so early because he goes to work at 8:30. The things I do...
After breakfast with Daniel, I get to stop by the grocery store and buy some things for dinner tonight, then come home and try to be domestic. Oh my goodness, the things I have to do to clean this house up. It's amazing. I was telling my sister last night that we couldn't eat Dan's birthday dinner on the table because it's so full of stuff. Help is around the corner however-starting the second week of January, I get to hire my daughter to come in and do some light cleaning once a week. She needs the money, I need the cleaning, it's a good deal for everybody.
I'm really sorta dragging my feet about Christmas this year. We do not (gasp) have a tree, and we drew names in our immediate family, so I'm not buying for everybody. I refuse to join the frantic mobs at the malls and stores-you couldn't pay me to go into a WalMart. I really try to not get sucked into to all the materialistic aspects of Christmas, but unless you live in a cave for two or three months, it touches you somehow anyway. But, it's all in your persepctive. A couple of lines from the little musical our choir did at church last Sunday go like this: "A gift for a King should be a simple thing...I will give to this King...my heart."
What does Jesus want us to give Him for His birthday?
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