Today's wisdom:

courtesy of one of my most favorite childhood books,

The Polar Express

Sometimes the most real things in the world

are things you can't see.

Do you believe?

Waiting and hoping go hand in hand.

And in the Bible, hope is not another word for maybe.

Hope--biblical hope, Christ-centered hope--is this:

the confident, alert expectation

that God will do what He said He would do.

It's kind of wonderful:

That 5 minutes outside can make your whole day sunnier

(have I mentioned I love the city at Christmastime?)

That baking and a Christmas movie

sounds like the perfect night to me.

when people go out of their way just to say hello to you

and ask how your day is going

to spy that someone is also listening to the

Glee Christmas soundtrack next to you on the bus

to drop a Kiss in a cup of coffee.

just because.

And here's something that's ALWAYS wonderful...

I LOVE when Postsecret
makes my heart happy.

Hello December!
A Frost(y) picture and poem to start your day off...

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,

But I have promises to keep,

And miles to go before I sleep.

Robert Frost's Miles to Go Before I sleep