Wednesday, December 21, 2005
He knows when you're awake
Ordinarily the annual trip to the mall to see Santa is not very exciting. Since we were running short on time this year my wife Dawn took the kids while I was at work. I wish I had gone.
You see, Santa Claus knew us. While the photographers were complaining that Santa did not know what time it was, Old Saint Nick was spending lots of time with each of my four children. "How are your grandparents," he asked then added, "JD and Nancy are good friends of mine." Later he noted that "Taylors First Baptist Church is a very special place for me" and that "the most important part of Christmas is having Jesus in your heart." These were things that only someone who knew us well -- who'd knew when we were awake, when we'd bee bad or good -- could know.
My children -- 9, 7, 4, and 2 -- were in wide-eyed awe. Santa knew them well. Their Faith in the meaning and myth of Christmas was stengthened.
You see, Santa Claus knew us. While the photographers were complaining that Santa did not know what time it was, Old Saint Nick was spending lots of time with each of my four children. "How are your grandparents," he asked then added, "JD and Nancy are good friends of mine." Later he noted that "Taylors First Baptist Church is a very special place for me" and that "the most important part of Christmas is having Jesus in your heart." These were things that only someone who knew us well -- who'd knew when we were awake, when we'd bee bad or good -- could know.
My children -- 9, 7, 4, and 2 -- were in wide-eyed awe. Santa knew them well. Their Faith in the meaning and myth of Christmas was stengthened.
