white christmas

"I'm dreaming of a white Christmas

Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten
and children listen to hear sleighbells in the snow..."

every year, i hope it's a white christmas. i can't imagine christmas without snow. the fluffy snow that blankets everything in a pure white and glistens in the sunlight. i love watching the snow fall. not that violent blizzard type of snow fall, even though that's pretty amazing sometimes if you're indoors, but it's those lovely gentle snowflakes that flutter through the air and dance with the wind that i find mesmerizing. it makes everything feel so romantic. i could watch that forever. (and really, how do they know that every snowflake is different? is that like...every snowflake that has ever fallen in the history of the world? or is it possible that a particular shape of snowflake that fell in toronto this year could reappear again next year in say, like....russia? somebody, please explain this to me. it blows my mind.) anyhow, i love this time of the year. i'm waiting for the first snow that will last. i hope it really is a white christmas.

but then every year i think, what about them? it's supposed to be "the most wonderful time of the year". i can't imagine this time of year to be most wonderful, if wonderful at all, for those without homes, warmth, food, family. and here i am, hoping for a beautiful white christmas. what i'm hoping so much for every year could kill people. literally. and it does. every year.

i usually keep it to myself and forget about it as i celebrate the holiday season, but this year i'd like to do something different. even if it won't make much of a difference. i usually try avoid going to any kind of fancy banquet that raises money for charity, not that i have anything against them because i know that it gets people's attention and the turnouts are usually great, which makes it an effective tool to raise awareness about social issues. but in the end, i know that the money i pay to go is partly so that i can have a good time, and quite frankly i know i wouldn't be focusing on the charities i'm supposedly supporting by being there.

this year, i know where i want my money to go. i'd like to remember those that this season tends to forget. i'd like to stock up on some warm things like hats, mittens, scarves and socks and provide for those who need it the most this time of the year because i know i've been blessed with plenty. because i know i can. maybe there's a way to go around with a hot meal too. the hot chocolate worked nicely last time. but that's what i'd like to do for at least a day or two. maybe it can be part of being jesus with skin on.

would anyone care to join me?

"Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?'
The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.' " -Matt. 25:37-40

"baby got book"

they showed this at c4c one week. quite funny....although i don't know how i feel about some of the lyrics :P