I love Christmas. I love the shopping, and the rush of finishing up handmade gifts and wrapping the last ones on Christmas Eve. I love the food, the noise and pandemonium of kids everywhere, a dozen conversations going at once, the laughter and clatter of clearing the meal off the dining table and gathering around it for games. I love anticipating all of that, and soaking in every ounce of it while it’s happening.
I store up those memories up like the treasures they are, because I know that every Christmas to come will be infused with memories of those past. The very thought of it causes tears to well up in my eyes out of sheer thankfulness to God for the gift of immeasurable love which He has lavished on me.
Christmas is the one time of the year that we throw reserve, restraint, and sometimes fiscal responsibility to the wind and just celebrate and bask in the love of and for those who are most precious to us. We celebrate the blessing of love…and who is God, but love personified?
So can celebrating Christmas be, in any conceivable way, forgetting about Jesus?
I can’t look at Robin and our kids, their mates, and now our grandchildren gathered around our Christmas tree without falling on my knees within my heart and crying out to God in joyful gratefulness for the blessings that I have been granted solely through the love and grace of a my Savior. I see His face smiling through theirs. In their voices and laughter I hear His assurance that I am loved.
Love. That is the heart of “Say Nicklaus.” It will warm your heart and kindle your Christmas Spirit. Choose a date now to bring the family and friends out to Ragtown before the real rush of the season begins. We’ll have the tree decorated and the hot chocolate ready.
You’re gonna love it,
Chip
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