Christmas Eve Already!

Good grief, where has this year gone?  It seems like it was just New Year's, now it's Christmas again.  I am not ready.  I still have things to do.  There are still packages to wrap, and cookie plates to set up, and oh, I am sure a dozen or so other things I SHOULD be doing. 
There is also a snow storm threatening our city.  At least this year it SHOULD let us have our Christmas Eve services without a problem  Christmas Day service has already been cancelled at our church.  It is supposed to be snowing and blowing already by then. 
So much of my spiritual life is like this also.  I am not ready.  I am supposed to be preparing a place in my heart for the Christ child, waiting for the return of Christ, and I am floundering around beset by multiple details that always escape me.  Time to focus and remember the important things.  Love.  Family.  Friends.  Neighbors.  The people that are given to us to love and be loved by, that is what is important.  The Internet has expanded that circle of love for me, and also made it easier to keep close to some of my far-flung friends and family.   It is still somewhat impersonal, though, but it suits my more or less introverted nature better than large gatherings, or too many social occasions. 
Speaking of those things I need to get done, I suppose I should end this.  Just let me say that if you are brave enough to have read any of these blog posts, thank you, and I hope you enjoyed them.