Too Soon?

     I remember how excited I used to get when the Christmas decorations first went up on the streetlights in my town growing up. It usually happened right before Thanksgiving and it was the signal that Christmas would soon be here. Well, things have changed. Now I complain when I see Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving. I have a hard and fast rule, no Christmas until after Thanksgiving. No decorating, no music, let's not rush past Thanksgiving.

     I am starting rethink that position. I am beginning to think 5 year old me knew better than 50+ year old me. Christmas is something to look forward to, it is something to get excited about. The creator of the universe came to Earth as a child to bring salvation for a broken and fallen world, that deserves more than a few weeks of celebration, that deserves a lifetime of celebration.

     Now, I am not going to start listening to Christmas music year round, I will still wait until after Thanksgiving. I am not going to start decorating for Christmas the day after Halloween. I am going to stop complaining about those that do though. I think they may have it right, Christmas is more than just the month of December, it is the entirety of time.