Christmas Flashbacks

In preparation for my 20 minute drive home from church last night I spent a little extra time in the parking lot rummaging through my old CDs to find something I hadn't listened to in a while. With all of Springfield thinking Christmas is right around the corner I've been in more of a festive mood these past few days. (This festive mood is immediately dashed when I look out my front window at the inflatable snowman that watches me from the neighbor's yard across the street. For the sake of neighborhood peace I will not disclose my true feelings about said snowman.) I choose The Wonders of Christmas, the rehearsal CD for my home church's Christmas production from 2002. After I got over the shock of realizing that 2002 was in fact 7 years ago, I popped the CD in and set off.

For my family, Christmas and Easter productions were as big of a deal as our bedtimes (um...). Dad sang in the choir, mom played violin in the orchestra, and Jennie and I were in the kids and then youth choir. As I listened to the rehearsal CD I was flooded with memories with each new song that came on. I could still hear Romalee Droba singing "Grown-up Christmas List," my aunt Kelle singing "Let's Celebrate," and Melissa Saice singing an awesome arrangement of "O, Holy Night." Also on the CD was a swing version of "Silent Night" that our youth ensemble sang. It was that youth ensemble that taught me how to not only sing and snap at the same time, but sing, snap, and "groove" a bit. I must admit that I inherited my dad's stiffness when it comes to movement. While I've gotten better as I've grown up, I'm definitely not signing up for the James River dance ministry anytime soon.

I think it's so important to have good memories to look back on. They make for a rich life. I look back on my past and smile...a lot. What are you doing to ensure you are making good memories?