I love Christmas, and the season that surrounds it! And among the things that have the LEAST to do with it are chestnuts roasting by the open fire (I always felt that those lyrics really excluded those of us that don't even have a fireplace), reindeer (in the city?! Doubtful), and Santa (although I do enjoy busting out a replica of his hat throughout the winter season). No, I love the Christmas season because of the anticipation that's in the air- and for those that have been blessed to receive such rich salvation have the opportunity to be reminded all over again of the lavish love that God pours out on us. And we're also charged with blessed opportunity of spreading it. Which reminds me- anybody wanna help me wrap some gifts at Walmart the week before Christmas? We've done it the past few years. We arrive armed with hot chocolate, tables, a boombox, and lots of wrapping paper and set up camp right outside Walmart's door. It flies right in the face of the "me" focus that Christmas has tragically taken on in our culture.
8 boxes of hot chocolate: $12.31
4 rolls of paper and 2 roles of tape: $9.72
2 bags of lollipops to give the kids: $4.03
The looks on people's face when you offer to wrap their gifts for free- no strings attached- and hot chocolate while they wait: priceless.
So who's in?
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I'm definitely interested. Times?
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