We're almost there
Only two days until Christmas (counting today)! Can you believe we are coming to the end of this history-making year? Do we even remember what life was like before the pandemic hit? Can we imagine life returning to normal any time soon? I think we still need to take this plague very seriously. The more we try to "do" life as normal - gathering for public events, getting together socially - the longer this blasted thing is going to drag on. Celebrating Christmas during a pandemic is still possible! We put a lot of pressure on Christmas. The get-togethers, the food, the cookies and candy, the pine trees, the decorations - these are all supposed to make us feel "up" and brighter. And to some extent, they do. But not this year. I'm just not "into" the festivities as much. You? However, when I get my focus off of what is "missing" this Season, I remind myself what this holiday is really about. The birth of the Messiah. He has not gone