Mayhave Monday

i know. the day is almost over. but i MAY or may not have had an anxiety filled dream last night. the holidays are quickly approaching (well, they're already here) and with all that comes rush hour traffic, busy stores, and swollen feet.

i had a dream that it was Christmas Eve. this was unlike any other Christmas Eve because i had forgotten to buy gifts for EVERYONE (minus mom) in my family! talk about a panic attack. then, my car somehow was not in this dream and my dad had to drive me to the only open store, CVS. who can find gifts in CVS worth giving anyways? not to mention my dad was sooo mad that i hadn't finished shopping.

then, i woke up. cold sweat. 

above all the gifts and anxiety that comes from trying to find the perfect gift for everyone on your list, is a peace. i try to imagine what that night in the stable was like. was it busy, like every birth scene you've seen in the movies? or was it slow, soft, quiet...the opposite of busy?

my favorite Christmas song is from Audrey Assad and Chris Tomlin called Winter Snow. it quickly takes me to the way Jesus came into this world. He could have come in lightning or in a big tidal wave. He could have come in a huge strong storm.

but He didn't.

He came in the most quiet, humble way. unique to Jesus.