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My decorations are down. Karl is home. My birthday is over and done with. Christmas is essentially over.
Or is it?
I keep some Christmas decorations, primarily Nativities, up year-round as you can see in the pictures.
One of my favorite TSO songs echoes the reformed Ebenezer Scrooge, “I will endeavor to keep Christmas all the year,” when they beg for a way to make Christmas last throughout the year. And to an extent, I have always done this. Christmas is my favorite holiday because it reminds us of God’s intervention in history. He is not some distant or ambivalent deity watching what we do and shaking his head. No. He comes right into the thick of our messiness and says I am with you.
Sometimes I feel guilty that Easter isn’t my favorite holiday. After all, the resurrection is what guarantees and provides eternal life for the believer. Since Jesus conquered the grave, he became the firstfruits of the new heaven and new earth that we will one day enjoy. Since he paid a price that we could never pay, we have hope. I treasure that and I understand the significance of it. But Christmas? It is the beginning of that story. Without being born as both God and man, Jesus couldn’t have fulfilled prophecy.
As a writer, I love foreshadowing. I strive to work it into all of my stories so that when someone gets to the end they say “I didn’t see that coming, but it makes sense.” This is Christmas in its purest form. Even though Daniel prophesied the time the Messiah would arrive, they didn’t see it coming because it didn’t make sense. Even though Micah prophesied that he would be born in Bethlehem, no one expected him to show up with the animals or be worshipped by shepherds. Why would the Messiah, the conquering king, be born as a poor child in a carpenter’s family? Why on Earth would he grow up in Nazareth of all places? Galilee was not where the who’s who of Judah lived. No. Instead that was the poor and the working class.
Nothing about Christmas made sense to the theologians of his day. It didn’t make sense, just as the suffering servant passages of Isaiah didn’t make sense, because they expected one coming of their savior. They expected him to come in might and power, as is predicted for his second coming.
And, perhaps, it is with that second coming in mind that I keep my eyes on Christmas.
There were a few who recognized and honored the signs. I think of Simeon, Anna and the wise men. They weren’t bothered by the pieces that seemed different than the expectations of the crowd. If it didn’t violate what they knew of the word of God, they allowed for Him to be bigger than their ideas, and for Him to fulfill prophecies as He saw fit.
Many of us strive to understand God. And if what we know of Him doesn’t make sense, we remake him in our image or put him into a box that we can analyze.
My question as I keep my eyes on Christmas is this, how can the created understand everything about the creator? How can the mite understand the elephant?
Yes, we should do our best to understand him, to learn about him and learn his word. Just because we can’t know everything about God should not shut down our intellect.
But still, we need to allow for our ignorance. We need to remember, day by day, that he is the God who made Christmas possible. He is the God who holds all time in his hands and will fulfill prophecy as he sees fit.
To that end, I will keep Christmas in my heart throughout the year.
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Benefits to the Homeschool Parent: Home
10/24/2015 4:55:48 PM by: Susan Lyttek
The Benefits of Unscheduled Free Time
10/16/2015 8:03:39 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Benefits to the Homeschool Parent: More Empathetic
10/9/2015 7:46:24 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Benefits to the Homeschool Parent: More Empathetic
10/9/2015 7:39:56 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Benefits to the Parent: More Willing to Persevere
10/2/2015 8:50:54 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Benefits to the Homeschool Parent: Closer to God
9/25/2015 8:33:01 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Benefits to the Homeschool Parent: More Intuitive
9/18/2015 7:07:30 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Benefits to the Homeschool Parent--Weaker
9/11/2015 7:42:33 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Benefits to the Parent--Seeing God's Hand
9/4/2015 9:59:53 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Benefits to the Homeschool Parent: Savvy-er
8/28/2015 6:49:31 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Benefits to the Homeschool Parent: Braver
8/21/2015 7:34:00 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Benefits to the Homeschool Parent: Wiser
8/14/2015 7:33:44 AM by: Susan Lyttek
The Benefits to the Homeschool Parent: Smarter
8/7/2015 7:31:13 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Benefits of Being a Homeschool Parent (Intro)
7/31/2015 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Lessons from my Great Aunt Ansie
7/24/2015 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Virginia Writers Conference
7/14/2015 11:43:28 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Relearning Fitness (Part 2)
7/10/2015 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Some Truth About Independence Day
7/3/2015 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Relearning Fitness (Part 1)
6/26/2015 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Under the Sun
6/19/2015 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
A Lesson I Keep Needing to Re-Learn
6/13/2015 9:17:18 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Times of Transition
6/6/2015 8:43:26 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Blog Ideas
5/30/2015 7:06:10 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Mercs Next Door, Part 2
5/23/2015 7:36:30 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Mercs Next Door, Part 1
5/15/2015 9:00:41 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Getting to Mom
5/9/2015 9:32:42 PM by: Susan Lyttek
To Blog or Not to Blog
5/2/2015 9:57:39 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Driving Lessons
4/25/2015 2:01:36 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Gaming Education
4/18/2015 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Fast Lessons
4/11/2015 7:37:50 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Resurrection Thoughts
4/4/2015 6:47:45 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Power of the Coupon
3/28/2015 6:18:32 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Spring Planting
3/21/2015 7:36:53 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Showing My Age
3/14/2015 7:51:06 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Teaching Women
3/7/2015 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Beware the Ides of... February
2/28/2015 1:10:50 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Honoring a President in Fiction
2/21/2015 7:35:35 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Gratitude Lessons
2/14/2015 7:12:56 AM by: Susan Lyttek
The Pros and Cons of Research
2/6/2015 8:13:38 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Off the Hamster Wheel... Part 3
1/30/2015 9:01:50 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Off the Hamster Wheel... Part 2
1/24/2015 7:55:59 PM by: Susan Lyttek
The Homeschool Hamster Wheel
1/16/2015 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Etiquette Education
1/9/2015 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Ready Stance
1/2/2015 7:01:43 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Our Christmas Letter
12/26/2014 8:36:08 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Sharing Christmas, Part Two
12/19/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Sharing Christmas
12/12/2014 5:32:30 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Swedish Christmas Education
12/5/2014 10:08:38 AM by: Susan Lyttek
The Worry/Grumble Antidote
11/28/2014 11:07:16 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Milestone Days
11/21/2014 9:58:07 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Volunteer Education--via Operation Christmas Child
11/14/2014 8:32:03 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Veteran Education
11/7/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Reformation Education
10/31/2014 8:51:31 AM by: Susan Lyttek
The Reluctant Vegetarian
10/24/2014 2:55:59 PM by: Susan Lyttek
What I Didn't, Couldn't Teach
10/17/2014 4:30:17 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Learning to Stand
10/10/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Christian Work Ethic
10/3/2014 6:36:19 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Animal Education
9/26/2014 10:54:19 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Changing the Love of Learning
9/19/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Blog Block
9/12/2014 9:50:31 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Educating Mom
9/5/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
The Debate
8/29/2014 7:22:59 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Interview with Jane, a non-homeschooling friend
8/22/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
The Homeschool Rebel
8/15/2014 8:11:24 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Other Countries, Other Peoples
8/8/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
George Washington Lessons
8/1/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Interview with Heather Day Gilbert
7/25/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
A Creation Education
7/18/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
The Blessing of the Church
7/11/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Free to Homeschool
7/4/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
The Best Thing
6/27/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
School Lite
6/20/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Homeschooling Poetry
6/13/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Homeschool Preschool
6/6/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
AWANAcation (or Awana Education)
5/30/2014 4:40:30 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Drowning in the Ideal Schedule
5/23/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Penpal Encouragement: An Interview with Sandi
5/16/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Unexpected Education
5/9/2014 8:31:18 AM by: Susan Lyttek
When Is a Homeschool Mom NOT a Homeschool Mom?
5/2/2014 8:08:10 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Relax, It's Just Writing
4/25/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Purpose Driven Homeschool
4/18/2014 9:38:10 AM by: Susan Lyttek
The Heart of the Music
4/11/2014 3:11:23 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Music Lessons
4/4/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Teaching My Testimony (Part 2)
3/28/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Teaching My Testimony (Part 1)
3/21/2014 8:16:29 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Glimmers of Homeschooling
3/14/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Failed Days
3/7/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Other Side of the Homeschool Table...Leanne Hanson
2/28/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Fairy Tale Theology
2/21/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Things I Love about Life and Homeschooling
2/14/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Limitless Creativity by Bonnie Rose Hudson
2/7/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Weaving Christ into Math
1/31/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Paula Mowery Interview
1/24/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Historic Field Trips
1/17/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Snow Days... Homeschool Style
1/10/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Homeschooled Mom Resolutions
1/3/2014 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek
Off Schedule
12/27/2013 11:17:52 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Teaching Christmas
12/20/2013 10:24:16 AM by: Susan Lyttek
The (Writerly) Benefits of Learning Together
12/13/2013 2:11:46 PM by: Susan Lyttek
Homeschooling reinforced that I am not perfect
12/6/2013 11:33:13 AM by: Susan Lyttek
And they said homeschooling would be easy...
11/29/2013 12:00:01 AM by: Susan Lyttek