Are you ready for the upcoming Christmas celebrations? Are you prepared for cooking and cleaning and sending cards and shopping and wrapping and baking and holiday parties and caroling and programs and…oh my, I have to admit, I’m getting tired just making that list! There are certainly a lot of things on the standard holiday preparation list; and undoubtedly, I’ve forgotten a few.

It’s interesting to note that Mary, the mother of Jesus, didn’t have an extensive list of preparations for the first Christmas. Her list contained only one thing…all she wanted and needed to do was to prepare her heart!

As the celebration of the birth of Christ draws near, my hope is the preparation of my heart will overshadow my list of things To-Do. My prayer is that the miracle of God’s love will overshadow every worldly preparation. Preparing our hearts for Christmas…the Next Right Choice!