It's almost Christmas.. Yikes!!

Snow today! I love the season, but I am not a fan of the snow. Okay, maybe if I didn't have any daily commitments and that I could stay at home.. or ... as my imagination kicks in.. "somewhere in the mountains, by a frozen lake, in a cabin, with flakes falling gently on the evergreen boughs ... and me, curled up on a big chair, wrapped in a fleece blanket, sipping herbal tea and reading a good book and taking a moment to gaze out the picture window, to see a deer nibbling on a piece of bark on the nearby willow tree." Like that is going to happen. The thing is that this time of year goes the most quickly. One day it is Halloween, then Remembrance Day, American Thanksgiving.. then, Christmas. And you find that what you thought you had in time, has just 'disappeared.'

I don't like the commercialism, but as much as we say we aren't going to get caught up in it, you reluctantly do. The short Christmas list gradually gets longer, as you see something that you think someone would like .. so you purchase it. Then, thinking, 'Well, if I get this for this person, I can't forget this other person." Have you been there? Do you know what I mean? The ongoing saga.

Well, I have just over two weeks to cram in all I need to get done. Should I feel a sense of accomplishment when I get things done?... or failure, if I don't? Or.. better yet.. Why not just do what I can do and take time to enjoy the true meaning of Christmas... the Birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ, Family, and Friends and be thankful for the many blessings I have enjoyed this year.