Archive for January 7th, 2009
Past Tense?
We got up this morning to these realities:
Zach and Mandy are safely back in Lexington and back at work
Megan’s Christmas village vanished last night while we slept — she put away all her houses, figurines, and twinkling lights that covered our den
boxes all over the garage waiting to be put into the attic
all the Christmas decorations are removed from our house and the place looks a little bare
My Tahoe is clean and my camo and bow are put away
Donna has a ton of testing to do at school for the start of a new semester
I am a year older based on the calendar
My to do list won’t fit on a computer screen even using that 8 point type my eyes can’t read
Bottom line, Chistmas is now past tense. The holiday has been glorious with great things that happend for us as a family and for Heartlight and for our church. But, we are now left with the last bit of clean up, scheduling of things for next year’s events, and the long hard run to Spring Break.
Like you, I’ve got two choices — sink into a bummer mood or get on with the stuff at hand and try to be a blessing to folks who are in a bummer mood. As if to plant a loving boot in my backside, the Lord has blessed us with a beautiful January day — no whining or complaining about winter weather for folks around here today!
So … onward with the “trying to be a blessing” part and here’s a prayer that your New Year is one that is productive as you serve the Lord and seek to bless folks along the way! And just a thought: maybe if I can remember what it was like to be a kid, instead of thinking about Christmas as past tense, maybe I can start anticipating the coming of the first Christmas catalogues and remember that Christmas of 2009 is really on its way!