Thoughts for the Season....

Ok, Saturday! A week ago today I had taken a run and was sitting in the sun. Today proved another glorious Autumn day...I ran...and then put up Xmas decorations and cleaned in preparation for the Thanksgiving Extravaganza! All in all a good day.

While I was working, I was listening to Xmas music. Much of the holiday tradition has been jaded for me, due to the unrealistic expectations or unrequited enthusiasm of my mother, who has VERY demanding and exact specifications for an enjoyable and successful season. But, Xmas music and Xmas lights hold a magic for me that I hope to always appreciate! I get chocked up just thinking about "The Little Drummer Boy", and Jimmy Buffet's, "Ho, Ho, Ho and a Bottle of Rum" never fails to induce a dance! And, Xmas lights! Classy, tacky, overdone or subtle...I think it should be a law that Xmas lights must be displayed through February!

But, listening to the music, I was struck by the message. Savior. We do all need a savior. Someone who loves us beyond reason, who will sacrifice for our well being, who would die for us. Or maybe just someone in the right place, at the right time with the right word. Or, maybe someone we love beyond reason, who we would sacrifice for and even give our life? I'm uncertain in my beliefs. I cannot discount "God". There have been too many miraculous incidents in my own life to rule out divine intervention...but, that's as far as it goes. Do we need to require our Savoir to be God incarnate...or can our Savior be a husband, a parent, a friend...can I have more than one? Because I do. And, do they have to know it? Or can it be my secret?

Well, thoughts that deep require reflection...

I've decided how to celebrate the holidays when it's up to me! I'm going to have an open house on Thanksgiving. There will be a buffet...with Hawaiian pizza and turkey and cranberry salad on little rolls, and fruit and cheese. Anyone can drop by anytime and stay as long as they want...but, we're going to talk and eat and watch TV or play games or not...I might even make some of those pop n' fresh cinnamon rolls and tell people they can come for breakfast! And, then, for Christmas through New Year's, Tall One and I are going to a Caribbean Island! We'll have enough room for family and friends...we'll walk along the beach, sit in the sun, wander through town, and gather our resources for the coming year!

That's what we're going to do....