Soakin' Up Life . . . at a 100 MPH!

I LOVE Christmas music!  Have I mentioned that before?  One of my favorite songs of the season is O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.   I really can't put my finger on it, but there's something about the music and the lyrics that draws me into it.  Here's Barlow Girl's version of it. Have you ever thought about the name Emmanuel (in the Hebrew it's Immanuel )?  It means " God with us ."   I was thinking about that this morning and here's what came to mind: It's God, in complete and utter divinity, purity, holiness, and love…the one who is worshipped by angelic beings and pursued by godly men, who  gave up all that and more to take on human flesh and bone to enter into our  world.  Look around!  You know how bad our world is? Why would He do that?   Why would God want to be wth us ?  For one simple reason…us…you.   I am humbled by that thought.  It wasn't like God didn't know what He was getting Himself into.  In fact, He kn

Christmas is here!  Well, almost.  You ready?  If you're a guy, you still have today and tomorrow to wrap up that gift buying thing.  How many of you are thankful for online shopping and overnight delivery?  Yeah, go for it, buddy!!! Christmas is one of my favorite celebrations.  I love that God sent His Son…our Redeemer…as a child, that's so much like God.  Isn't it?  I love that we celebrate His coming.  What an incredible way to introduce His Son to the world.  I mean, Holy Moly!!  Not exactly the way I would have done it.  But then, I'm not God, eh? I love the atmosphere…maybe it's more the spirit of Christmas, not really sure what that means, but I love it.   I appreciate the decorations AFTER they are up.  Know this…I DO NOT like decorating. But Cindy does a great job decorating our house for Christmas.   I REALLY enjoy the music, both Christian and secular.  The music really does it for me.  It can put me in the "Christmas" mood in an ins