Well, our posts on Thankfulness are drawing to a close (not to worry, you can still comment on them if you like 
), so I would like to leave you with our final Thankfulness post.
Today, as I’m sure all of you know, is Christmas! And if your family is anything like my family, you tend to over-commit. On top of doing Celtic Christmas, we are also helping backstage with the musical Camelot, leading worship music at our church, and squeezing everything else in between. During all the chaos, I sometimes have to remind myself what Christmas is all about. It’s not about the presents, it’s not about carols, it’s not about the white snow (especially out here in the desert), and no, it’s not about Santa Claus. It’s about the Savior, Who came to earth, not because He had to, but because He wanted to. Who gave up all heavenly glories to come down here so that we could mock and ridicule Him on a cross, while He died for us. Christmas is about celebrating His birth. No, we may not have the day correct (does anyone but God, in all honesty?), but we’ve set aside this day to be with family and friends to honor and remember His coming into this world as a tiny, helpless baby.
I’m so thankful for this time of year, because it allows us to remember what Jesus did. But through this next year, a challenge for you…treat everyday like Christmas (and Easter), in the aspect of taking the time each day to remember what Jesus did.
This is Evelyn Coffing, thankful for yet another Christmas, signing off.
