Christmas competition

Today Christmas is competing with football. Oh, not the usual thing you think about--after the gifts are unwrapped on Christmas day, the guys (and sometimes gals) gather around the tube to watch their favorite gridders knock around the pigskin and each other.

Nope, this year football in Minnesota and Wisconsin is competing with CHRISTMAS. Today, Christmas Eve, the football central division championship is being determined at a 2 pm game on Christmas Eve. Instead of worshiping in their churches, unfaithful parishioners will be at the altar of their TV screens.

Well, at least the game should be over by 6. Many churches have worship services later than this, including 11 pm or midnight services, of course. Then football and church can co-exist.

My dinner plans have been altered to accommodate the football fans in the house. I was trying to decide if we should eat before or after the 6 pm service--turns out I need to have dinner before the game, so everyone can sit and enjoy it with full tummies.

If it weren't such a rivalry--the Vikings and the Packers--it might not matter so much. I just hope thoughts will quickly turn from the game to the real reason for this day. It would be nice for the focus of this day to be Jesus and not Randy Moss or Brett Favre.

I hope there are no football games on here tomorrow........

Till next time,


Suzi