Every January I go through a mini depression as Christmas comes to an end. I try to make it fun and positive. I try to find things to divert my attention away from the lack-of-Christmas. This year we have a baby coming in eleven weeks so I have much of that practical preparation to look forward to. My […]
Christmas Eve, 70 Degrees, and Hail
Baby Jesus did you come like they say in all those songs and stories and books? Like a lamb? All quiet and unobtrusive? Little cries, little weak cries? Sleeping through the night from the start like a “good baby?” No struggle to fight out of those swaddling cloths? So subtle, you were, that the others never […]
No Santa? But What About the Magic?
I’ve written before about why we aren’t doing Santa in the traditional sense. We love and appreciate him and want to maintain his spirit through both his real Saint namesake and through his fairy tale, but we won’t be insisting that he delivers our children’s gifts on Christmas Day. I am a bit unique in the camp of […]
How To Actually Celebrate Advent Without Being a Scrooge (And Advent Music!)
We need holidays. Holidays fill us with joy and deepen our connection with God and with each other. Moreover, the breaks in the year give the rest of our days more meaning, purpose, and direction. But we have to be deliberate in how we celebrate holidays. Otherwise, we let the careless forces of commercialism and trendiness determine that for us. We have to look to […]
Why I Deleted Most of My Music Library
The first time a middle school friend burned me a mixed CD my whole world got a little bigger. Suddenly, music was endlessly accessible. I spent weekends foraging and sorting through my parents’ CD collection and making my own discoveries and online purchases. Sometime in high school, my library had reached around 10,000 songs. And […]
I Don’t Like The Red Cups, But Not Because They Offend Me
When I heard about the “Starbucks red cup controversy” I wasn’t very surprised by the red cups, but I was surprised to see the whole thing being referred to as a controversy. Apparently Christians are “outraged” and “offended” by this rather secular business’s decision to be rather secular during the months of November and December. I’m […]
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