Not to be a Negative Nelly during this most wonderful time of the year, but do I have to get some kind of cold or flu thing every December? Don't get me wrong. I'm not terribly sick, just sound it because my nagging cough has trashed my voice box. It's just annoying. It could also be God's clever little way of getting me to slow down enough to absorb the true beauty of Christmas, reflect on the year that is coming to a close and ponder on the one that will soon be unfolding.
I do love December/January for those reasons. It's arbitrary, I know. We could have chosen any time of year to mark its beginning and end, but our calendars are already printed for 2012. And I'm glad for it. I'm glad that the end of my year is marked by the birth of Christ. It's a most satisfactory kind of ending ~ an ending that celebrates a new beginning ~ and what more wonderful way to start a new year than with a birth of new life or a rebirth of renewed life?
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