Christmas is coming fast and furious and Brad sort of got us off for such a good

foot last week just thinking about this whole day of advent and the whole idea

of embracing Christ in the midst of Christmas. I love being able to watch the

talk in the middle of the week last week. We were away and just in my own heart

realizing how much ground I've got to cover still to get Christmas right. It's

still like it's the biggest train wreck coming for most people you know and a

few of you are on that one end. Brad was talking about the people who already

got their gifts wrapped in September and had to tree up in October and you've

already planned your holiday meal and you've already been shopping for the

probably got the honey-baked ham ordered already. Have you already ordered

online just to save going to the honey-baked ham place? You've already ordered

your ham. Anybody show a hands? Come on I know there's a planner out there. It's

got to be one of you. You're like I'm not admitting anything right now. I don't

know where you're going with this. And then others of you are like I cannot

believe it's two weeks to Christmas. I've got I haven't bought the first present.

I don't have a clue about anything that's happening. Our family plans. I'm

hoping somebody else worked those out. I'm just trying to ride it out and get

there. I was so frustrated when you let Brad loose. He just does these crazy

things. He showed a photo of our house which really frustrated Shelley and me

because you you build a certain level of trust with someone that you spend as

much time with is I do Brad and he tried to come back at the end and say it

really wasn't our house. What it really was our house and so frustrated by

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