Christmas 2005

Christmas Eve dinner and service were kind of ok. The dinner itself made my stomach feeling strange for a bit, but then it was ok. The celebration was kind of boring until the high school kids did a drama that was totally funny. After that, it was off to MamaYen's place, where we play Scrabble and watch The Mole through to Christmas Day. Scrabble scores:

Round 1: Maggie 59, Ginger 80, Me 132, Francis 132. So we have a tie for first.
Round 2: Maggie 77, Ginger 131, Me 84, Francis 72. So Ginger won, in a game full of foul words.
Round 3: Maggie 81, Ginger 105, Me 90, Francis 106. So Francis won, in a painful game that started with the words RAGE, JET, and QUAY, thus blocking out pretty much half the game board.
Total: Maggie 217, Ginger 316, Me 306, Francis 310. It was very close, but Ginger won overall.

Christmas morning started out with a rush to church, then a usual morning service, then home to catch some sleep. The afternoon was spent mostly on puzzles, trying desperately to complete this puzzle book. Still half a puzzle left, though, and I'm pessimistic that I'll finish it by the end of the day. Another part of the afternoon was spent trying not to fall into sin. That's what happens when I'm left alone, which is pretty sad for Christmas Day, I guess.

So, I'm supposed to reflect on the impact of the birth of Christ in my life. I still have this feeling that I'm only a Christian at a theoretical level, not at a personal level. I know the stuff, but I'm not experiencing it, or at least I'm not aware of experiencing it. My prayer is that this will change soon.