Growing up, my brothers and I would practice Christmas
morning. I’m not sure what motivated us
to do this – I can’t imagine any child forgetting how to do it – but just to be
sure, we would practice.
The rules were:
1. First
one up wakes everybody up.
2. Get Mom and Dad up.
3. Rip ‘em apart.
2. Get Mom and Dad up.
3. Rip ‘em apart.
We’d run through the drill several times in the days leading
up to Christmas morning. And sure
enough, when the big day came, we were perfect.
It’s true – we do get better at the things we practice. So I sometimes wonder why we don’t practice
Christmas all year. At Christmas, we
take treats to our neighbors and send cards to faraway friends. At Christmas, we give to the hungry and to
the homeless. At Christmas, we make sure
that all children have warm clothing to wear and toys to play with. At Christmas we make it a point to spend time
with our families. And at Christmas we
tend to focus more on our blessings and less on our troubles.
On this Christmas Eve, may we be mindful of the true spirit
of the season. Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year.
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