On My Mind: Christmas

Okay, you seriously can't expect me to have an On My Mind Post at Christmas time and have it not be about Christmas.

Christmas, the Christmas story, Santa Claus, traditions, it's so wonderful.

First, the Christmas story:

Jesus was born to a virgin named Mary to save the world. That's the simplest version, but there's so much more to it than that. As Lands Uncharted mentioned, Jesus's birth was prophesied throughout the Old Testament. We often forget what the Christmas story really is about, or what it means. But think about this: the God who created the universe came down as a baby, as one of us, human. Also remember this: Mary would  have been 13-15 years old. There's so much wonder and amazement in the Christmas story, which we often forget. Think about it this year.

Next, Santa Claus:

There are many different Santa Claus traditions throughout the world.

Here, Santa Claus was based on Saint Nicholas, a saint who is said to have saved three women from being thrown in prison by secretly giving them the money they had to pay.

In Russia, Babushka travels the world giving children gifts, looking for baby Jesus.

Each tradition is different, a story around Christmas.

Lastly, Traditions:

We have multiple Christmas Traditions, and one of them is frosted pretzels, like I mentioned last post. We also decorate our grandparents' Christmas tree and have a fire in the fireplace. We decorate our tree and our house while our mom goes black Friday shopping. These are just a few of my family's traditions.

By the way, if you're wondering why you're only seeing this post today even though it "went up" on Monday, see last post.

Have a happy Christmas season, Friends.

Spruce Nogard

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