For the last five years, we have celebrated Christmas as the temperature hovered around 90 degrees. Of course, we are not talking about celebrating Christmas in Michigan, we are talking about in the Philippines. We were surrounded by coconut and banana trees as we listened to Christmas music. Singing Christmas songs and sweating at the same time just doesn’t seem right, if you are a Michigander. So, one of our desires this year was to have a “White Christmas”. We can’t tell you how many times the weathermen have forecasted snow for our area and we awake in the morning to green grass. However, the weathermen are once again forecasting snow for tonight. So, we might still have a White Christmas. Either way, our kids remind us that if God wants us to have a White Christmas, then He will give us one.
But the kids have been enjoying the season. In our backyard is a pond that has frozen over.
Many afternoons our family has gone down to the pond and “skated” around in our boots. Our kids love it. Also, last Saturday, we took a trip up to Traverse City to celebrate Christmas with Ginger’s extended family. They had several inches of snow up there and the kids went sledding with their cousins.
It’s a good thing that Christmas is not about the weatherman giving an accurate forecast for snow and it happens. Just as much, Christmas is not about the Christmas Tree or the presents under it. Christmas is about the wonderful birth of our Savior. Yesterday, our pastor said that Jesus was born in our weakness but not in our wickedness. This is so true. Jesus was born of a woman, but not born in sin. Jesus lived a sinless life and then died as the pure Lamb of God for our sins. We hope that each one of you, who now reads this, have put your trust in Jesus alone for your salvation. We encourage you to do so if you haven’t yet. Christmas without Christ is not worth celebrating!
