Merry Christmas!

Right now I'm sitting among a huge pile of gifts waiting to be opened at the Kenney house. My nieces and nephews are on the way over from bro-in-law John's. Once they get here, sheer gift-opening chaos will ensue! Until then, I'm just sitting here watching A Christmas Story play over and over.

We've had an awesome time in Augusta. Last night we went to two Christmas Eve services at the Quest (that way we could see more people). They were great services and had a really sacred kind of feel to them. The worship time gave me a really good opportunity to reflect and meditate on Jesus' coming in light of all I have been reading and studying about the kingdom of God. I was really moved and felt this overwhelming sense of excitement over the significance of Jesus' coming and the reality that we are a part of something so much greater than ourselves. I'll try to write out some of those thoughts later...probably tonight sometime. 

But for now, Merry Christmas everyone! I hope today is full of meaningful traditions and gratitude for the advent of Christ.