Well, we took our Christmas tree down today. Even though Epiphany* was Jan 6th, it was kinda sad to see the tree go. My granddaughter was even upset... she asked us to keep it up, "It's so beautiful!", she said.
Christmas was such a time of excitement - a time to let go of worries that we carry around - and focus on the events of the season. It even tends to be a time of reflection upon our childhoods... what Christmas meant to us when we were young and how we experienced the joys of Santa and the anticipation of opening new toys, etc.
Unfortunately, once the tree comes down, life goes back to being "normal"... not that normal isn't good - but it kinda feels like a let-down. How can we carry the excitement of Christmas all year round? It really all depends of what Christmas really meant in the first place.
Christmas is the celebration of Jesus' birth. What a spectacular event! If we continue to carry that moment around with us, long after Christmas has come and gone - our "normal" can be extraordinary! With Jesus in our hearts, we don't have to wait for Christmas (or Easter) to celebrate Him. We can celebrate Him everyday.
* Epiphany is the climax of the Advent/Christmas Season and the Twelve Days of Christmas, which are usually counted from the evening of December 25th until the morning of January 6th, which is the Twelfth Day - Commemorating the manifestation of Christ to the gentiles in the persons of the Magi.
Photo - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Journey_of_the_Magi.jpg
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