Now I Know That I'm Alive.

I love Christmas. I love the real reason we celebrate. Brother John talked about EXPERIENCING Christmas instead of OBSERVING it in church today. It made me a little sad, because I know a lot of people just "observe" it, because a lot of people don't know the meaning of family or love or Christ.

A lot of funny things have happened lately. While yes, I have had my bouts of sadness here and there, I've mostly been overjoyed. I'm thankful for whatever comes this year, even if I don't get to see the people I want to see, or I don't get the presents I want, because it's not about that at all.

Anyway, caroling on Friday night was really fun, especially when Justin (worship leader) had just finished praying over an elderly couple and all of a sudden he just randomly looked in the yard and his eyes got all big and he just screamed "SNOW!" and took off. He stood over the batch of grass on which the "snow" sat for a few seconds before he was just like, "Oh, man, it's just ice!" and stomped off...he's loco...and then we played hide-and-seek in several acres of dark pasture at the Christmas party...ohh boy.

So, I've heard "Little Drummer Boy" a LOT lately...and I finally LISTENED to it, like, really LISTENED, and I find it really interesting. I can't explain my notion entirely, but my brain connected "using spiritual gifts to honor Jesus" with that song. And now I see why my mom loves it so much.

On to other things (yes, I'm being very random)...just a thought for tonight...why does the girl best friend always end up liking the guy best friend and the guy best friend usually has a girlfriend? Hollywood had SOMETHING right...speaking of Hollywood, I'm actually very in shock about Brittany Murphy. She was only 32. She hadn't been married long, she didn't have any children, and just like that, one heart attack killed her. They're saying it's either drugs or anorexia. And it just makes me think "I never want to be in L.A. or Hollywood." Being in the acting business is dangerous, because if you're not careful, the smallest thing can sweep you away from God and into the dark world of destruction. Actually, if that's the case, living is dangerous. I guess that's where "living on the edge" came from. No wonder so many Christians that truly believe are scared to take chances. But we have to, or there'll be even more cases like Brittany's...there already are cases just like that, every day, they're just never publicized.

God Bless us and protect us.