Reflecting On a Very Nice Christmas

I just wanted to comment briefly about how great this Christmas was. Starting off with the superficial… I got a Wii and a Moleskine. A couple of good friends invested several hours of their lives into helping my wife pull off the Wii sneak attack – I was totally surprised, especially after opening a present that included a check made out to me, from Angie, for a Wii. “Sorry I couldn’t get you one, but when the stores have them again…” Ha, two presents later, from a package wrapped obviously for a woman with ribbons to boot, out pops a Wii! The Moleskine is a close second favorite. To some, it’s just another notebook. To a preacher/writer/designer, it’s a beautiful thing!

Deeper matters? I love my family! I missed seeing my family in Kentucky – my parents, my two grandmothers, my brother and his family – things didn’t feel complete without the full trek to the bluegrass state this year, but I got to talk to many of them by phone. In St. Louis, I got to spend the holiday with my wife and daughter and my in-laws. Angie and I even snuck away late one night to see Seven Pounds with Will Smith.

I’m hurting for the Shults family. Louis and Mary spent the weekend, including Christmas, in the hospital awaiting the doctors who are coming in on Monday with the probability of open heart surgery. Pray for Lou and his family. At the end of it all, I’m glad to be home in Bentonville – this is where God has called me to live my life for God’s purposes, and I’m excited about what the next year will bring!