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Christmas Is Happening

  Wrapped gifts are beginning to accumulate. The tree is decorated. The mantles in the family room and the dining room are decorated. Animated figures have fresh batteries. I can't wait for the two year old to come visit and see all our grown--up "toys"!

    I'm reading some Christmas short novels, listening to John Tesh on the radio in the car at night with Christmas songs. I'm ready for some egg nog and homemade cookies, but don't have any yet. My church has wonderful musicians and some nice greenery. All the  ladies wear their Christmas sweaters. I'm getting in the mood. The nativity scene downstairs has only animals and angels. Mary and Joseph will arrive Sunday--it's still early, but I want to see them before Christmas Eve. The magi and camels will show up then, even though they really show up two years later in Egypt, but we go with the folk version. The baby Jesus will show up after midnight Christmas Eve. Yes, I know it was really in a different time of year, but it's still meaningful.

  So I'll work every night, and cook and clean every day, and hope everything goes okay. One day at a time, I'll make the most of it. Isn't Christmas wonderful when you let it be?