Christmas Eve Eve

I am very tired. I checked my calendar this week and I haven't had a day off of work since Thanksgiving. Yikes. I finished my shift tonight at work and began my holiday weekend by coming home for rest. I haven't had a chance to totally soak in the Christmas mood yet but tonight was a good event. I got home about the same time as Collin and his friend Chuck. We had homemade peanut butter cups and had some Guiness while Chuck played the guitar. When he played 'Christmas Song' by Dave Matthews, it all sank in about Christmas. New York has displayed the epitome of commercializing the season to me this year. All I have seen and heard about is shopping for gifts and nothing even remotely religious. One thing that has really bothered me is the abbreviation 'X-mas'. Is it really that tiresome to include 'Christ' in a label. If nothing else, lets call it 'Christ-x'.

Anyway, when Chuck played the song, all of the worldly garbage about the holidays melted away and really felt the spirit of Christmas. It was a great chance to listen to the Christmas story and be thankful for God's gift. Merry Christmas and don't forget what we are celebrating.