December 24-25

December 24 has always been one of my favorite days of the year.  It is the day that is leading up to Christmas.  Sometimes, I would prepare myself for Christmas, which is a lot of fun to do.  I have spent the past few days making preparations for Thanksgiving.  I enjoy making preparations for Christmas.  I sometimes worry about Christmas day, which will go away within the next 48 hours. By then, the anticipation will end.  However, I have learned not to take Christmas Day for granted.  It is a time to give, love, and to "celebrate" the Birthday of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  My only hope is that I don't forget to do that.  After all, Jesus IS the real Reason for why we celebrate our ironically over commercialized holiday.