On Your Mark, Get Set, Go – Enjoy
OK Halloween is past. Now I know it is fun for kids and I appreciate that. Who would not enjoy dressing up and getting candy; but it is a kids holiday and some those that are turning it into an adult holiday have made it too adult.
But now it is November 1 and this is where the joy of the season really begins. There seems to be a peace in the air. Even with all the political turmoil and uncertainty in the air there is a sense of peace. It is a time of charity, good will, and brotherly love.
I know but you try geting them all to smile at one time.
I love Thanksgiving. My wife is no doubt got a huge menu put together in her head and will start preparing and cooking together. But what makes it nice is the focus is on family and fellowship and lacks much of the commercialism of Christmas. You can spend a lot of money on Thanksgiving, but you can have a wonderful Thanksgiving on a little bit of money too. What really matters is the love you put in the preparation.
Thanksgiving is a religious holiday and secular at the same time. It is a time set aside to give thanks, but with the freedom to give thanks as each one of us sees fit. We may not agree on all the religious issues, but we can agree there is a good time to stop and acknowledge the goodness of God.
I love Christmas music and I used to put off listening to it until after Thanksgiving. That is silly, if I fell like listening to Christmas Music now I will. I am not like a store trying to sell my Christmas stuff in July; I am just a guy that wants to enjoy the season with both secular music and music the worships my God.
I love the weather with the smells of fall in the air. And when those days of driving cold rain come I will set in my warm home and enjoy a bowl of warm soup or stew with my wife. The football games will mean more and be better games.
I will enjoy the wonder of Christmas through the eyes of my Children. We will bake and cook and give. Give to our children and friends, give to those in need, and give to our God.
Now this may have sounded like a race at the start, but it is a walk. I am going to walk through the next two months with Joy and Peace.
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