Whew! It seems like just yesterday it was Thanksgiving - now it's only a few days til Christmas. I can't even begin to tell you where this time has gone. My days, like everyone else's, have been filled with decorating, buying, wrapping, baking, planning, shopping, on and on - oh yeah, and I have been working amidst all that, too. It's so fun - my favorite time of the year, as I try to find the absolutely exact item that would make my friends and loved ones' faces light up as they pull some little trinket out of a pretty bag (usually with penguins on it somewhere). I also experienced a very special group of shopping trips this season, as I took my youngest nieces and nephews (aged 9, 6, 4, and 4) each on a separate shopping and eating trip exclusively for them individually. They got to pick out their own present from me and pick where we grabbed something to eat - let's just say those kids all LOVE Steak n Shake - lol! Oh yeah - and 1 McDonald's! We had so much fun looking at everything, then finding the exact item they wanted. I really enjoyed spending individual time with each one of them and seeing their excitement at finding the perfect gift. Now we're down to the last few days and the activity level has to increase, as there's much to finish doing and little time. But that's part of the fun of it - the flurry and excitement as the time approaches and everyone's hustling and bustling about. In the midst of it all, there's that quiet peacefulness of knowing that the reason we are even commemorating a special day of giving gifts to one another is because of the gift from God to all of us, of His son, Jesus - and for that we are eternally grateful. Merry Christmas everyone!
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