Second Thoughts ~ Christmas Joys ~ Selecting a Christmas Tree

Happy Christmas Dear Reader,

“Never select a Christmas tree after dark.”

We all know the scene from A Christmas Story where they are selecting a Christmas tree.  I remember doing this as a boy.  It is true that selecting ones tree after dark is a gamble.

On the broader scale just as we need to avoid busyness we need to schedule things when they work.  We need to do them when they have the best hope of turning out well.  A way to find joy in the season is to plan well.  Put things where they will work not simply where they fit.

The tasks that accompany the season do not have to be dry and burdensome.  They can be moments of joy.  Find ways to control the process so that it is a pleasurable event not just a task to complete.  The joy is in savoring the moments.  It is in seeing what is there to appreciate and doing it.

Turn the mundane into an adventure even if it seems foolish.  You will find joy hidden in those moments that you may have overlooked.

We Need A Little Christmas – GLEE

Haul out the holly

Put up the tree before my spirit falls again

Fill up the stocking

I may be rushing things, but deck the halls again now

For we need a little Christmas

Right this very minute

Candles in the window

Carols at the spinet

Yes, we need a little Christmas

Right this very minute

It hasn't snowed a single flurry

But Santa, dear, we're in a hurry

So climb down the chimney

Turn on the brightest string of light I've ever seen

Slice up the fruitcake

It's time we hung some tinsel on that evergreen bough

For I've grown a little leaner

Grown a little colder

Grown a little sadder

Grown a little older

And I need a little angel

Sitting on my shoulder

Need a little Christmas now

For we need a little music

Need a little laughter

Need a little singing

Ringing through the rafter

And we need a little snappy

"Happy ever after"

Need a little Christmas now

Wishing you joy in the journey,

Aramis Thorn

Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”

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