Merry Christmas!!!

In the craziness that has become the Christmas season, sitting alone and quiet in bed at 12:45am on December 26th after football, dinner, and opening presents feels amazing. Yes, I love throwing down in my kitchen...

(check out the pistachio encrusted rack of lamb, smoky mac n cheese - with bacon, of course - and the disaster of potatoes that I made. 2 outta three isn't bad, right?)

but in the end, a whirlwind day gives way to silent night, and all is well with the world....

just like it was over 2000 years ago, when a whirlwind journey to Bethlehem gave way to silent night, and all became right for Mary, Joseph, and all of mankind. My fellow blogger at July Flame draws an interesting analogy - that Christmas is God's marriage proposal to us.

If you’re a girl, check out the link. If you’re a dude, read on because you’re reaction might be like this:

Dude: “Hold up. I’m a dude – I ain’t getting proposed to. Like, ever. I don’t understand this analogy.”

Putting it in terms that we dudes might understand, imagine that you find the woman that you love with your whole heart. In the chaos and commotion that surrounds you, a moment where time will eternally stand motionless arrives. You get down on one knee. If she says yes, all is right with the world. But, if she says no…?

At the end of this Christmas day, proclaim Merry Christmas to mean that God is with us, on one knee. Choose God, choose love, and all will be right in the world.

Merry Christmas!!!

P.S. - If you haven’t done so already (even if you’re a dude), be sure check out July Flame’s post on Christmas!