Day After Christmas

 

Happy Day After Christmas! Just like probably every child in the world, I wish every day of the year could be Christmas. But not for the reason you might expect. I don’t want it for the presents, the decorations, or even the apple pie. I want every day to be like Christmas because it is a time when we remember that Jesus was born. I want it because it is a time when we make an effort to make the people in our lives happy. Mathew West wrote a song called “Day after Christmas” that deals with this thought. Here are some of the lyrics.

Here comes the letdown Christmas is over

Here comes the meltdown, there goes the cheer

But before we have a breakdown, let us remember

 The light of the world is still here

 

 Happy day after Christmas

 And merry rest of the year

 Even when Christmas is over

 The light of the world is still here

Christmas is not the only time we should remember that Jesus was born. Christmas should not be the only time we share joy with others. Having the Christmas spirit shouldn’t be something we only have for one month out of the year. We should try to have that kind of joy all year long. We should try to bring others that same joy all year long. “Don’t let this world take your joy after Christmas. Take joy to the world and just sing” So, happy Day after Christmas! And merry rest of the year! Let’s continue to bring joy to the world all throughout the year instead of just at Christmas time!

 

 

Here's the song if you want to listen!

A Charlie Brown Christmas

It's December. Time to drag out the Christmas decorations, turn on the Christmas music, and pull out those Christmas sweaters (or in my case, knee high socks). It is finally time to stop averting your eyes from those Christmas isles that have been out since Halloween. It is time to start watching the Christmas specials on TV. Time to put up the Christmas tree. But as Linus from one of my favorite Christmas specials, A Charlie Brown Christmas would ask, "do they still make wooden Christmas trees?" I would certainly answer yes, as it is a tradition in my family to go out and cut one down every year. But if you look around today it may not seem like such a thing exists anymore. Christmas has become a time for presents and impressive Christmas light displays. It has become more about getting and less about giving. It has become too "commercialized" as Charlie Brown would say. And he is absolutely right, almost 50 years after the Christmas special was made the problem still exists. But "Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?" Of course there are, but that doesn’t mean anyone remembers.

Christmas is definitely a time to give more than get. It is a time for family and friends. However, most importantly, it is when we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. "And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, 'Fear not: for behold, I bring unto you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.' And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.'" People tend to forget this when in the middle of all the hustle and bustle of Christmas time.

So, when you get a break from Christmas shopping, putting up Christmas lights, or listening to some Christmas music, stop, sit down with your family and watch A Charlie Brown Christmas, or simply remember that the reason we are celebrating Christmas is not because of the presents or the decorations, it is because God sent his son to live on earth until he would one day die for our sins. “That's what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.”

Once Upon A Time

Once upon a time there was a young lady who wished to share her thoughts with people in hopes of making the world she lived in just a little bit brighter. Hello, my name is Jessica Page and I am a writer among many other things. As I go throughout life I have many experiences and adventures, both good and bad. What I hope to do with this blog is to take those experiences and turn them into something that other people will find helpful or interesting to read about. I hope to use this blog as a way to reach out to people and share what my perspective is on the world. I hope that my pondering will encourage you to ponder life and see the world from a new perspective. Feel free to comment, but please be respectful. Thank you for reading!