Ever since I met my husband Starbucks has been my coffee shop. Yes, (sigh...) I know it is incredibly expensive but when I was in school and my Starbucks store was 24hr, well... I spend A LOT of time there and Starbucks refills were my saving grace. So every year at Christmas when Starbucks Christmas launch occurs my favourite drinks comes out of a Caramel Brule Latte.
Every year now, for probably as I long as I have been married I go to Starbucks, get my latte and welcome the Christmas season. I sit in Starbucks reflecting about how my favourite season has begun.
This year though - since I was on the whole30 - that little micro tradition didn't happen. I didn't really realize how much that little tradition meant to me until I had that latte. To me that first sip in my Starbucks shop brings my Christmas to life. I now wrestle with that thought a bit because I ask myself "Is that what Christmas is to me now?" Latte's and the stress of finding the right Christmas gift for a constantly expending family in law? But often times in that first sip I am still there at Starbucks, with my phone or laptop and as I sit there I reflect on what Christmas really is - Jesus.
Christmas is Jesus - his beautiful entrance into the world as tiny little human. For a moment taking off his full ability of God and stepping into time a as a human. To walk the same earth that I do and fulfilling all the prophecies and expectancy of a saviour. His entrance was not what we expected but it was what we needed.
So as the Christmas season is almost through (only 2 days left until the day) I would like to say
Welcome Christmas Season. Thank you Jesus for coming, I hope I celebrate you well.
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