20 Days to Christmas, Friday, Dec 5, 2025

“Holiday Fridays are the Best, Unless…”

Wow!  The Holidays are really moving quickly this year.  With 20 days remaining, we’ve already arrived at the first of three remaining Fridays.  That’s right!  Just three Fridays until Christmas!  

Fridays normally feel special on their own, but Fridays during the Holidays seem extra special… unless something happens to change it.    

For instance, what if you spill your bowl of coffee down the front of your shirt when rushing to work today? Does that mess up a Holiday Friday?  When we arrive at our place of employment and realize that we left something important at home, does that completely disrupt our day?  What happens if a terrible driver cuts us off this morning?  Some of us are super-glued to our routines, so anything outside of the norm (even on a Holiday Friday) can snatch all the joy away. 

In a 24-hour time span, one or two bad minutes can alter the entire day.  Oh, I’m not referring to the really big stuff that life sometimes brings.  Instead, I’m thinking of the very small things that tip the balance.  Sometimes, folks will begin counting their “bad” things, expecting that accidents/spills/bad things will happen in threes.  I’ve also known people who allow the smallest thing to contaminate an otherwise beautiful event or perfect day.  I’ve been guilty of both of these things, too.

Today is a Holiday Friday, one of only three remaining.  It should be a great day.  It may even be a perfect day!  If something unhappy occurs today, it doesn’t need to ruin the whole day.  We’re still here, and because of that, God still has something special prepared.

“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”  (Proverbs 4:23, NIV)