Happy December!!!

Well, my friend Lauren just did a themed blog in November, so I want to do one for December (even though it's already the 4th day - blargh!) So my theme this month is going to be things that remind me of the reason for the season (a celebration of the birth of my Lord and Savior - Jesus Christ)!

So, for the 1st thing, I would like to say that the Christmas hymn, "What Child is This?" is a reminder of Jesus Christ. Obviously! ;) But Dakota, Amy, Cody, and I are performing a special for the church next Sunday night, and we chose to do a mash-up of that hymn and "Silent Night." Just singing the arrangement makes chills go up and down my spine as I envision the Christ-child coming down from Heaven to be laid in a lowly manger for my sake. =D

As for the 2nd thing, MY MOTHER reminds me of Jesus Christ. We spent all day yesterday puttering around the house, and we have been trying to organize a lot of our clutter around the house lately. We were going through one pile of documents to see what to keep and what to throw away. There were a lot of devotional-type papers that my mom has completed over the years. Even though she's not an in-your-face, talk-about-it-nonstop kind of Christian, I definitely see Christ reflected in her life and her decisions.

And now for the 3rd thing. My CHOIR DIRECTOR, Jerry Smith, reminds me of Jesus Christ. This morning in church, he walked to the pulpit to lead the first hymn of the service. And before we sang it, he said, "Did you realize today is the first Sunday in December?" The whole congregation said, "Yes" after some hesitation and scattered laughter. "Do you know what that means?" he asked. No one really answered, because we had no idea where this was going. "That means we get to start singing CHRISTMAS hymns! So turn in your hymnals to..." and we began to sing a hymn about Christmas. LOVED IT!

So that brings me to the 4th thing. RELIENT K reminds me of Jesus Christ. HAHAHA! Bet you weren't expecting that one, were you? They have one of THE BEST Christmas cd's I have ever heard. And it has a penguin on the front. Which is super-winter legit. So you should listen to the cd. There's one song in particular that I love. It's called "I Celebrate the Day" and the lyrics say, "The first time that you opened your eyes, did you realize that you would be my Savior? And the first breath that left your lips, did you know that it would change this world forever?"

GOLD.

So anyway, thus begins my themed December. Time to go to choir practice! More soon!