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SEASON CONFUSION
By Rhonda Rhea
December8,2010

Okay, NOW it's December. NOW I'm more ready to think about Christmas.
The confusing thing is, all the Christmas decorations in the stores
have been up since...what? ...Labor Day? I'm picturing myself
eventually doing my 4th of July picnic shopping and my Christmas
shopping at the same time. It gets earlier every year, doesn't it?
I've been experiencing some major season confusion for months.

Does it really help that these days we have some sort of "holly-jolly
harvest"? Didn't I see a snowman made out of pumpkins last month? Now
that's just weird. In the stores they seem to go straight from Fourth
of July fireworks to chestnuts roasting on an open fire--all in one
big bang. Let's hope we don't get THOSE mixed up. Fireworks roasting
on an open fire would give us a whole new chestnut POP.

Do you ever worry that the heart of Christmas is all too easily lost
in the confusion of the season, too? Let's not let our Jesus-focus get
confused in the holiday busyness. Keeping the guest of honor at the
center of his birthday celebration is the way to make sure the season
is a blessing to Christ and gloriously satisfying for everyone around.
Much more satisfying and gratifying, for instance, than decorating the
Memorial Day tree.

Rhonda Rhea--Speaker, radio personality, humor columnist, author of
the fun books: Amusing Grace, Turkey Soup For The Soul--Tastes Just
Like Chicken, Who Put The Cat in the Fridge, and I'm Dreaming of Some
White Chocolate. Watch for High Heels In High Places In 2007. www.RhondaRhea.
net. Event planners, go to www.FindRhonda. com

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