It's Over

Christmas is over. There's so much anticipation, excitement, and preparation, and then bam, it's gone. Blink too long and you'll miss it. I know it's not supposed to be that way, but every year I find myself unable to focus on the real meaning of Christmas. Almost the exact second that I decide to focus on Christ, my mind is swept away in the commercialism madness. Did I buy enough gifts? Did I spend enough money? You know, I'm not sure if I even thought about Jesus one time on Christmas day this year. Every year I silently proclaim that this year will be different, and then before I know it, Christmas has come and gone, along with my idealistic aspirations.
And now the new year is upon us...another time when I generally set loftly goals, stumble awkwardly for a few months, and then fall flat before summer. But still, I persist. So I will be back in a couple of days to share some of my goals for 2005, one of which may be blogging more consistently.