Finale......

Finals week once again......
I've never seen the library more packed out more in my life than this week. It is hilarious to me that it is only this week that everyone feels the need to be in the library. I'm pretty sure that there are some people that straight camp out in here during this week.
For once in my college semester I am not completely freaking out about this week. Ha! I've realized that I have to just take it one test at a time and study my brains out ... then.... move on to the next one.

Anyway on to something a little more serious. While in Charlotte this past weekend, I went to church with Jon and Amy. I thoroughly enjoyed the service because it was something so real that everyone should hear. How I interpreted it was that everyone, including myself, has been blinded by the real happenings of christmas. That we get so caught up in buying the biggest and best gifts that the real reason we should be celebrating Christmas is the birth of Christ. As I was sitting in the service, I kept thinking of how I just the other day I was trying to figure out how great of a gift I could get my family and friends. I mean I thoroughly enjoy giving gifts (and honestly getting gifts) but I think it is so awesome to see someone's face when opening a present that I was able to buy for them. But what if this year I did not get a single gift for anyone? (Don't worry friends and family, I still bought ya'll presents) But what if I did that... you know how upset a lot of people would be. You know that you would be so upset if you did not receive a single gift, but at that exact moment we should be realizing that it is about the presents. It is about the present moment. The time that we have to be able to spend with our families. I think some times that Christmas should be about the memories instead of the gifts, because in all reality... The gifts will eventually get broken,lost, stolen, and pretty much anything could happen to those gifts. But memories are life long. Like take this memory.... my nephew for the first time saw santa and took a train ride this Christmas. He might not remember it, but I for sure will. Be absolutely loved it.... he got to talk to a Jolly old man in a big red suit who gave him a candy cane, which got all over his face. Its moments like that that will last a life time.

So I will pass on the challenge to you that was given to me this past sunday...... How about spending less this year and realizing the real moments of Christmas?


Love God, Love people