I wish I had gotten an advent calendar this year. There is something to the idea of intentionally marking the progress toward Christmas every day by opening a window on a calendar of some sort. I need to plan better next year and get myself one to accompany my advent candles in the window of Ivan's room.
In recent years Christmas hasn't been all that exciting to me. After all, if you move beyond the stories of the virgin birth and the star in the sky leading the Magi to the baby Jesus, then there is little excitement left. But this year I have found myself able to delve deeper into the symbolism and recognize that in this season, the darkest part of the year, there is joy in celebrating the fact that God is in us all. That all creation shares and experiences the divine. So it isn't about the Jesus story per se, but rather about preparing for and living the presence of God in the world.
That's enough to get my attention! So I am listening in my car to XM Christmas music every day.
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