Thursday, December 3, 2009 | By: Anita

Ready or not...

I love the story "How the Grinch stole Christmas" by Dr. Seuss. It's the story of the Grinch, that lives on snowy Mount Crumpit, just north of Whoville, home of the merry and warm-hearted Whos. His only companion is his faithful dog, Max. From his perch high atop Mount Crumpit, the Grinch can hear the noisy Christmas festivities that take place in Whoville. Envious of the Whos' happiness, he makes plans to descend on the town and, by means of burglary, deprive them of their Christmas presents and decorations and thus "prevent Christmas from coming". However, he learns in the end that despite his success in stealing all the Christmas presents and decorations from the Whos, Christmas comes just the same.

The point of this post? Christmas will come, there is nothing we can do to stop it, but there is something we can do to be ready. I don't mean buying presents, decorating the house, or even listening to Christmas carols, I mean having our hearts ready to receive the ultimate gift ever given.
The gift of Jesus sent from heaven above.

Blessings

3 comments:

Candice said...

I thought it was rather sad that I enjoyed watching it more than the kids - I have it almost by heart...
I hope we get to see all the classics this year.

Becky said...

always a good reminder to not get so caught up in the hustle and bustle of the year...
keep perspective and remembering why it is we celebrate this season

Blessings
Becky

Anonymous said...

Nice post. :) I like it. alot. And I really like the nativity set at the end. ;) Willow Tree Angel! Right!??! I should start collecting them :)