Advent 17 & 18

Advent enthusiasm is waning as Christmas Day anticipation winds itself up. I forgot that part, where there would be other influences reminding my children Every. Damned. Day. that Santa's Coming! Santa's Coming! I have decided that it would be un-charitable for me to shout "Shut the FUCK up!" at every aunt, uncle, teacher, random stranger who asks one of my kids what Santa's going to bring them, but I'm tempted. Sorely tempted.

A lingering cold and a few underslept nights have not helped, but I press on.  Because this is where there is Life and Light and as it gets darker and darker out there, I am going to keep life and light close.  Seems smart, you know?

So two days worth.

Luke 2: 15 - 20

¹⁵ When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
¹⁶ So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. ¹⁷ When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, ¹⁸ and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. ¹⁹ But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. ²⁰ The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.