Wii-nious

Okay, lets face it. Wii just rocks. I never got into gaming when I was younger because I preferred to play basketball, hang out at a friends house, go out to eat...I love to eat, and just other stuff. Besides, any friend I had that was into gaming did nothing else except spend countless hours in front of the tube playing Madden, some war game, etc. Then comes the Wii. Let's make a video game that first incorporates activity, then make games that every member of the family can enjoy. AWESOME! So then comes GH. Rocks! literally. We just bought our 3rd version (World Tour) and now we can be the Partridge Family:) We play it all together. Add Wii Fit. Whoever came up with this is brilliant. It forces you to do the exercises correctly. Makes you hold your center of balance, shift your weight for proper mechanics, and not only do you get a decent workout, but it's fun. Oh yeah, it also tracks your progress. Amazing. Tony Horton, Tony Little, BowFlex, forget it...Go Wii!

Thank God it's CHRISTmas.

It's Christmas Day. This may be the single most best day of every year. Not because I'm off of work. Not because I get a bunch of presents. But really, because we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Could you imagine what life was like in BC. Everyday was lived without gospel. Isn't it great to know that Jesus Christ was born to a virgin on our planet and walked the globe for 30+years so that he could die and we could live forever. How awesome is that. You bet I love Christmas. Thanks God!

Hank, it's my family tradition.

Traditions. It is defined as a long established way of thinking or acting. And as the holiday season approaches, many of us begin to practice our long standing traditions. We have many in our household. The day after thanksgiving is intended for Rox's early morning shopping trip, then all the decorations (inside and out) come out of the attic and go up in their designated places. We will watch 3 movies over the next couple of weeks together as a family; they are A Christmas Story, Christmas Vacation, and Elf. We will build gingerbread houses together and proudly display them on the bar. We will go through our toys and clothes that we don't use anymore, we will donate them to Goodwill. But of all of our holiday traditions, the one that means the most to me is that we go to church on Christmas Eve. Our entire extended family meets at Crosspoint 7 Lakes and celebrates the real reason for the season. It's the story of the coming of Christ that we do all of this stuff anyway. Without the birth, we wouldn't have had the death on the cross that washes away our sins. So, what are your traditions? If you don't have a place to worship on Christmas Eve, please join my family and me. Start a new one.

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests. Luke 2:13-14.