Illuminate

I am sure you have someone in your life that can be difficult to get gifts for. Usually when you ask them what do you want for Christmas they shrug and say, "I don't know". Funny enough but that is usually  what I say when my mom asks what I want for Christmas. Though those people are tough to find the perfect gift for we usually find something they really enjoy. As I began to study for a first person narrative over the Magi for the students I began to wonder about those gifts that they gave. I mean it is hard enough for my mom to figure out what to give me as a gift but what if you had to give a gift to the King of Kings. Wow what a task! Yet as I read the story I begin to find significance even in the gifts that were given to Jesus by those Magi. Everyone knows that the three gifts were given were Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh. But did you know that all of these gifts were commonly given to kings? Myrrh as an anointing oil, frankincense as a perfume, and gold as va...

Sarah and I went shopping this past weekend. I was not feeling 100% with the whole shopping thing but we did find some good deals and some great gifts for our friends and family. One thing that sticks to my mind was when we entered Macy's. I am not crazy about department stores but we needed to go in there to check something out. As soon as you walk into Macy's you see a huge sign that says Believe. Underneath it there is a big red mailbox. Near the mail box there are letters and pencils. When you enter the store kids are encouraged to come to the table and write letters to Santa about what they want for Christmas. Right next to that mailbox is a believe meter. It is a big clock looking thing that has the phrase imagine, wish, dream, and believe. The goal of meter is to see it go all the way to the top to let everyone know that there are others that believe in Santa and that Santa is for real. I am not to sure how they determine how the meter goes up or down. Maybe they decid...