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Tuesday, December 18, 2007

My Favorite Holiday!

Christmas is fast approaching . . . oh is it ever coming quickly! The holiday rush is surrounding me every day at the camera shop. Impatient people coming to purchase things they should have come for a couple weeks ago seem bent on ruining my day.

But in the midst of this I find real pleasure in buying gifts for my family. There's something utterly wonderful in putting things that I know they'll use and appreciate and enjoy, under the Christmas tree. It seems almost wrong not to give more than I should on this holiday... every gift that I put under the tree came about because Christ gave eternity to me.

And the greatest gift I could receive on earth for this year has already been given to me: family and friends that love me without condition. Family is precious, and the friends to whom I am closest because they have been with me through thick and thin... they are more valuable than a million acquaintances.

Take pleasure this Christmas in those around you, those who have your best interest at heart (and have put that heart into their actions!)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Here, here.... Good post Scott, and SO true. I wrapped all my gifts on Sunday (taking advantage of the storm) and I now can't wait for my family to open their gifts because I know they'll like and use them. And each gift fits just that person. I know what you mean about it seeming wrong to not give more than you should. I almost put myself in debt (with Dad) getting all the gifts that I have been planning for the past month and a half for each member of family. But I am so thankful I got them all even though it leaves me "penniless" for the time being. :)
Merry Christmas and God Bless!
Kelley

Anonymous said...

Here, here.... Good post Scott, and SO true. I wrapped all my gifts on Sunday (taking advantage of the storm) and I now can't wait for my family to open their gifts because I know they'll like and use them. And each gift fits just that person. I know what you mean about it seeming wrong to not give more than you should. I almost put myself in debt (with Dad) getting all the gifts that I have been planning for the past month and a half for each member of family. But I am so thankful I got them all even though it leaves me "penniless" for the time being. :)
Merry Christmas and God Bless!
Kelley

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"Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones." -Proverbs 16:24

In a world where morality is forsaken and Christ neglected, wholesome books are uncommon. The themes of my writing are love, self-sacrifice, and honor.

I see my generation turning from God to the gods of this world. I see homes torn apart in the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification. Children are murdered by the millions every year . . . without ever seeing the world outside their mothers' wombs. Through fiction I strive to encourage those who are willing, to stand against these things and be heroes and heroines; chivalrous, gentle, full of righteous indignation, and the fear and love of their Creator.