When I was a kid at Christmas we couldn’t afford =
tinsel. We had to wait for grandpa to sneeze toward the =
tree.
Christmas is the time when =
people put so many bulbs on the outside of their houses, you don’t =
know if they’re celebrating the birth of Jesus or General =
Electric.
Saw a modern rendition =
of the Christmas story out in Beverly Hills. Two kids dressed as Mary =
and Joseph and they are on their way to the inn in Bethlehem. On the =
other side of the stage, a boy in a shepherd’s outfit is on a =
cellular phone, texting for reservations.
I know. I know. I know that people say “It’s the =
thought that counts, not the gift”, but couldn’t people =
think a little bigger?
Every =
year, Christmas becomes less a birthday and more a Clearance =
Sale.
I have Christmas is in my =
heart twelve months a year. And thanks to credit cards, it’s on my =
Visa Statement twelve months a year also.
Some of these new toys are so creative and inventive. This =
year they have a Neurotic Doll. It’s wound up =
already.
When I was young we =
were poor. We didn’t have a Christmas tree, we had a Christmas =
stump.
~~
Dr Bob Griffin
[email protected] www.grif.net
"Jesus Knows Me, This I =
Love!"