Welcome to ADVENT!
As we approach CHRISTMAS, we come to the close of another year.
It's my favourite time of year, simply because it gives me MOMENTS to be thankful, really thankful for the BLESSINGS I have had in my life.
Sure, I am thankful all year, but it's usually at this time of year, where I have like 2 entire months to prepare my home to celebrate the JOY and HAPPINESS that GOD has always bestowed upon me.
I think the only thing I wish I had, was the wish, this time of year, every year, to wake up to snow....it would complete the season for me.
Yet, as tropical as this place is, at least my home feels like it's winter and we are loving every minute of it.
My friends often wonder why I am in winter clothes, every day of the year - they know that since I buy lots of sweaters - love sweaters - hoodies - just so it's great to come home and feel that I'm in my own private wonderland.
As usual, for 10 months of the year, I don't think about it - but only this time of year, I remember that I wake up the season my friends in the snowy lands talk about, minus the snow!
I was telling a group of teenagers recently, how they should do their bit for Christmas, by looking for the Boys Brigade christmas collection boxes OR that of the salvation army. That no matter how little we think our contribution is, SOMETHING is better than NOTHING.
Because the world has gone totally crazy, it's time for all of us, to remember how we got here, why we are here and that for the BLESSINGS we have in our life, some cheer to others, less privileged than we are, is one way of spreading the CHRISTMAS spirit.
So, as I do a little here n there, to dress up my home for this season - I like to do this slowly, just to immerse myself in putting up a baubles, streamers and finally lights.
The world has gone wicked over time. People forget how they get to where they are.
Well, this season, lets pray for those who have been lost for too long - let's pray that GOD grants them the intelligence to know that no success comes without the blessings of GOD.
So, until the big Merry Christmas....I will keep up with my one day one thing decoration.....and to all Christians, I wish all of you happiness as each household gets ready to celebrate the birth of Christ.
