The Charlie Brown Make-do tree

A six-dollar fake tree that resembles Charlie Brown's + cheap, glittery ornaments made of styrofoam + a few new Christmas albums - Christmas lights because we haven't had time to find them = Christmas cheer!

That sounds sarcastic but REALLY it does!


Christmas is a little different this year without our usual decorations or extended family or the same traditions that we're used to. It's not snowing outside (but it is raining). There aren't many places to do Christmas shopping and only a small selection of Christmas decorations. So, we make do.

Maybe it is better this way, though. It gives us a chance to reflect on the real reason we celebrate this holiday anyway.

Jesus.

God with us, here on earth, born a lowly child in a humble manger.

Living here, the very idea of such a thing strikes me as
miraculous,
extra-ordinary,
awesome.

And it is.

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