By Brad Campbell –

Hi all.  Just a thought to help start your week.

Christmas is here, and New Year’s Day is just around the corner.  Are you ready?  Do you have all your planning done?  Are all your ducks in a row?

The birds in my picture are obviously not ducks.  They are sea gulls on the Alabama coast at Orange Beach, but they are definitely all in a row!

When you see a line like that, you might automatically think of words such as ‘organization’, ‘planning’, ‘ready for whatever comes next’.

As you and yours go through the holidays over the next couple of weeks, don’t feel as if everything has to be lined up, perfect, just like ‘everyone expects’ us to be.  Take time to stop, breathe, and remember the true reason for the season itself – Jesus Christ.  In the busy-ness of it all, be sure to “line up” some time to worship the One Whose birth we are celebrating this blessed time of year.

Merry CHRISTmas and a very blessed New Year to all of you!

Just a thought.