Christmas Rant

Today's Christmastime is a season of get togethers and fellowships. This year's Christmas as I have observed seemed too fast paced, going from one event to another. Love the gatherings, meeting friends though I wish there could be more time to spend with each one. I wish we could just spread out the Christmas parties throughout the year so we don't have to run from one to the other. 

Lately exchange gift giving is becoming less appealing to me. It's like being forced to give because you have to, not because you want to. It would be more meaningful if we really got to know the recipient of our gift and put on time to really think about the gift they would like. That way our monies would be spent more wisely I think. I'm already ranting.

Christmas should be about celebrating family and friendships. Less of the things, but more of thanksgiving. Stopping (really stopping and stop multitasking) to say "Thank you" and reflecting on the goodness and faithfulness that God shown in the past months and years. Christmastime is the time when we look with wonderment and remember that night when the Savior of the world was born, found on a quiet, humble stable. Christmastime is when we savor the Savior. Christmas can never be complete without thanking and worshipping Immanuel.