"I'm dreaming of a Right Christmas"

Well are you enjoying the snow? I must admit Thursday was a bit scary. Lynn and I went to pick Megan up from work at eleven pm and as we waited we watched the snow getting heavier and heavier, by the time Megan came out it was positively blizzard-like. It was rather hairy driving along the Coast Rd unable to see any markings on the road and only just about able to see the car in front. When we arrived in Rottingdean the driving conditions were even worse and we were travelling at the giddy speed of 10mph. We crawled up Longridge Ave, the car slewing from side to side. I decided that discretion was the better part of valour and we parked the car at the top of Longridge and walked down Rodmell Ave..


Waking up on Friday we discovered the snow was even thicker but the fun could begin. A walk to the shops a few snowball fights on the way. Jamie off down the park, sledging with his friends, Megan and Michael taking some lovely photos of snow on the beach and Lynn enjoying an unexpected day off work.

footprints in the snow

Everybody is now looking forward to a White Christmas. However here is the thing, as I understand it, even if the snow remains for another week unless snow actually falls on the Weather Centre in London it will not be classified as a White Christmas. There might be snow in the streets snowmen in front gardens but it will not be a White Christmas. On the other hand there have been years when we have had an ‘official’ White Christmas because a snow flake has fallen on the roof of the Weather Centre. The streets are wet, the front gardens are green but it is a White Christmas, figure that one out. As in all things we are willing to manipulate facts to suit our preferences.

We are willing, more than willing, to celebrate Christmas when it means partying, presents and over eating but many seem to struggle keeping Christmas when it means attending Church, reading Scripture. We call it Christmas because it happens to be December 25th but truly it can only be a ‘Right’ Christmas if we include CHRIST as the centre of our celebrations.