December

So this is my first post for the month of December, and let me tell you, it has snuck up on me!! (and yes, snuck is a word)
Seems that this whole semester has dragged its stubborn feet, and flew by like a teenager with an new auto license. I only had one class this semester which both simplified and complicated my life. See I am one of those annoying individuals with a huge propensity to get massive amounts of work done when the piles start staring me in the face, and very little done when I don't have any pressure exerted on my life.
Well, my mom has officially put up the Christmas tree in our family home. But I have yet to feel Christmassy... (and yes, that is a word too!). I was talking to one of my absolute best friends the other day, and this is my take on the phenomenon of being "out" of the Christmas spirit... are you ready for this??

Okay, what is up with "Christian" holidays anyway? I mean, celebrating Christ's birth or his resurrection, while I don't feel that they are inherently bad, what do they really have to do with this every day faith that I am supposed to be culturing? Why am I only thanking God for the gift of sending His perfect Son to my fallen world only once a year? Why am I rejoicing in His divine plan of saving my absolutely messed up life through conquering death and breaking its shackles that were around my feet, only once in the spring time, by wearing a cute dress and white shoes on my loose feet?? I mean, PLEASE!!
People, are we not supposed to be celebrating thankfully for these gifts every single day? And if so... why do we need a special holiday designated for this purpose?
I'm not, by any means advocating the abolition of holidays all together... (I still want my time and a half pay!!) but just wondering with all the secularizing of these holidays, and our general outcry on that behalf, are we missing maybe the deeper underlying truth of what God is wanting to communicate?
What if we were to quit living forward to the holiday, and starting living the gift today! Every hour, every day!