As a huge advocate of Thanksgiving and the celebration of all it is this year has been quite interesting. As you all know, we are the dorm parents to 12 5-6th grade boys that will be leaving the school next Tuesday-Thursday (25th-27th) for vacations to visit their families. In celebration of this time, we decided to have our dorm party centered around Christmas, since this was the time that they will be leaving and not be with us. Can I tell you how weird it was for me to be pulling out Christmas items and decorating the house the week before Thanksgiving. The boys thoroughly enjoyed the party that we had: playing dodge ball, painting sugar cookies, and watching The Polar Express. It was great seeing them have so much fun. I have to say that I enjoyed it as well. This brings me back to the reason we have Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks to the Lord for our families, our supporters, the provision that has made for us to be in Africa, and most importantly His Son for dying on the cross for us. I now see why the two seasons seem to be mixed together. It is because they are so intertwined with each other that you can’t help but have Thanksgiving with God in the center.
At times in the past I have ridiculed and sometimes even despised those people that chose to but up Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving. I always hated walking into Wal-Mart the minute after Halloween and seeing all the Christmas decorations going up. I would think to myself, why in the world are you forgetting Thanksgiving. You just don’t get it, do you. Well, I guess I can officially say, that now I get it as well.
So, no matter what season you are currently getting ready to celebrate, whether it be Thanksgiving of Christmas, let’s always remember to keep Christ at the Center.
Kwaheri!!
The Munson Family
