Robyn Takes On Christmas

So obviously we missed Hanukkah this year, and I apologize. Is it just me or was it crazy early this year? Although it is several weeks late, I still would like to venture to say Happy Hanukkah. I would also love to share some Christmas cheer and humor with you. I'm a bit of a jokester so when my Dad sent me and email full of hilarious Christmas cartoons, I thought I'd share some of my favorites with you.

Christmas is one of my favorite holidays. Not because of gifts, that is the last on the list if it even makes it on the list at all (although I love when I get the perfect gift for someone I love!). Christmas Eve is my favorite part of the holiday because my family and I have the tradition of attending a Moravian Lovefeast. Most people probably have no idea what a Lovefeast is, let alone have even heard of the Moravian Church. The Moravian Church originated from Germany and many settled all around America but the largest concentration near me is in Winston-Salem, NC. Every year, on Christmas Eve, they celebrate a Lovefeast where we sing our favorite carols and share a feast together of a bun and coffee served to us by the Dieners in the church. After the feast, once the cups have been taken up, is one of my favorite traditions. The lights in the sanctuary are turned down low and the doors to the hall open up where Dieners, holding hundreds of blazing candles, carry them out into the congregation and pass candles to everyone there. A few weeks prior to the Lovefeast, the church makes the candles from beeswax and the wick is different from most candles. It has been created so that it makes a loop from the base of the candle and so there are two wicks at the tip top of the candle. The significance is that the candle light burns, creating a bond between the two wicks as a never ending loop-and such is Jesus's love for us. As the Moravian lyrics from the song "Morning Star"--"In me shine, Jesus mine." Morning Star is my favorite song because a child from the church sings and the congregation responds. It is such a beautiful song and it is a perfect ending to a beautiful service.

Candlelight Service at a Moravian Church

I love spending time with the family as well...although the extended family is sometimes entirely more than I can handle. But everyone has their family problems and issues, and Christmas is just another time of the year where it is a bit more prevalent than most. Christmas may not be celebrated by all but it is a holiday in the United States whether you like it or not. Plus, sometimes it is nice to have a few days to huddle under some warm blankets and hibernate when the weather is cold outside!

Now, on to the humorous cartoons! I love something funny to laugh at, as I'm sure everyone else does. These were my favorites from the Christmas email. Enjoy and have a very wonderful and Merry Christmas!!