Christmas... I believe!!!!

Let me start off my saying I am simple minded... I admit.. Simple Minded about one thing.. Religion... I believe in God, Jesus and power of prayer.. I don't look for the gray area.. I don't look for an answer to a question that shouldn't be asked.. I don't explore.. I feel like in religion that looking for how, where and who is not for me.. I'm simple minded. I believe he is was and always will be.. There's the Bible.. That's our guide. I don't need to know how God came about or ask if he's real.. I feel in religion that when you don't have faith and question things then boundaries get crossed and you'll find your self in scary territory.. Doubting, confused, and questioning the unanswerable.. So for me it's simple.. God, Jesus and the power of prayer.. Just trust in it and use it... I don't need to know why...

Christmas!! It's the most wonderful time of year!!! I just love it.. Everything about it. It can be easy to lose the true meaning of Christmas in all the hustle and bustle of everything.. It's about Jesus.. However, when you have kids it becomes both.. To me Christmas is celebrating Jesus and getting a visit from Santa.. Now some of you are probably gasping that I just said that but hear me out :)... To me its totally separate! Santa doesn't take from Jesus... Jesus is the reason for the season.. Not Santa.. I think if you let Santa take then he will.. The 2 should be completely separate.. Now Brody is 3 and Piper 15 months so both subjects are still a little confusing for him.. They really don't understand either.. But they will soon and in their own time.. We do Santa in our household, it's a personal choice that not everyone chooses. That's ok.. But the Brock's have Santa.. My parents did Santa when I was growing up. Its some of my most fond memories growing up.. We went to church Christmas eve, did family events then went home and my dad read us the Night before Christmas(which he now reads to my kids:)) and to wait for Santa.. It was a magical night from church to Santa's cookies! All of it was special to me... And I want that same thing for Brody and Piper.. Like I said Brody is 3 now so he's not quite getting it.. But he's interested.. And when he asks I tell him.. Ole Saint Nick was a very giving man..He loved helping people and making people smile.. and now he brings gifts down the chimney on Christmas eve for all the good boys and girls of the world.. I don't think I'm lying.. I don't think that when he grows up he'll hate me when he learns Santa is imaginary.. I don't think my parents lied to me and Santa just naturally went away as I got older..As adults we all know Santa isn't real.. but somewhere deep inside us there is this tiny glimmer of hope that is brought out thru our children.. Seeing the wonder in Brody's eyes when he see's Santa and the tree makes me feel like a kid again.. So this Christmas I will be with family, then church celebrating Christ, then putting out cookies and milk for Santa and putting Brody to bed so he can dream of Santa coming as he snuggles with his Rudi (Rudolf)... It will be a wonderful and memorable night for my family.. And when we go to bed I will have Jesus and Santa in my heart... Jesus with is everlasting love and grace..And the jolliness and magic that Santa left behind many years ago...
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!