This weekend is it. Do you have your shopping done? Your Christmas cards in the mail? Your fruitcakes purchased for people you don’t like?
The last few years I’ve not had the “Christmas spirit.” I’m not sure what it is. Maybe I’m drained by commercialism. Maybe I’m confused by all the political correctness and what I should or should not wish or say. Maybe because I live in the south and Christmas day is usually the warmest day in December and at some point I wear shorts. Whatever the reason, Christmas has taken second place to my favorite holiday…New Year’s.
The new year is a new starting point. The board is erased and you can’t start writing all over again, hopefully with more clarity and maturity from the previous twelve months.
Today’s post is simple. I want to put the two together.
Somewhere over the years Christmas was hijacked by commercialism. As a Christian, I don’t get so upset when retailers don’t say “Merry Christmas.” Over the decades we first surrendered Christmas to Santa, and now to retailers. As long as we keep giving retailers billions of dollars, they are the “reason for the season” and will only say and do what they want to say and do.
Ok, that was my soapbox paragraph. Back to the point.
I saw this video last month. I’ve been waiting for the right moment to share it here. Tomorrow you’ll finish the Christmas preparations. Sunday is the big day. All I want for Christmas is the joy and the anticipation of this boy in this video. It’s a simple message. You’ll get it.
Maybe this kid’s heart should be a New Year’s Resolution for us all.
May your heart of “giving” be greater than your desire to “get” this weekend. Merry Christmas.
1 Question for you…
- What’s the best gift you have ever given someone?
P.S. Next week I don’t expect many people to reading, so this blog will be some greatest hits of random Youtube videos. Check back and laugh. I’ll kick-off the new year with a bang on January 2nd. Be sure to come back and bring some friends.
the gift i gave my brother this Christmas was pretty cool. a vintage Trapper Keeper with an iPad case inside so he can carry his articles, printouts, notes, iPad, and Star Wars folders around in one package. he seemed to like it, but we’ll wait and see if he actually uses it.
I really liked what you were saying. I think it is a great gift. But when you mentioned carrying his “Star Wars folders” I laughed…just a little. Happy New Year, Paul. Let’s plan to get together in the next 365 days for Waffle House and anecdotes.
re: Star Wars folders, i’m sure you were not at all surprised.
re: waffles, definitely. let me know if you ever come up to Nashville area.