CAMP IS TOMORROW!!

yes yes the long awaited time of the year has come... no not yc camp (haha gotcha there =b) it's CHRISTMAS!! i've been thinking bout christmas.. it's suppose to be a joyous occasion no? but i kinda feel emo on this one this year.. not the emo= sad, angry, upset, the-why-is-the-whole-world-against-me kinda thing.. but rather the gratefulness of God's wonderful grace, the realisation of the BIG sacrifice God made just so we could all have eternal life.. i cant help but be in awe of Him.. wouldnt you be if you'd known that someone had died for you two thousand years back.. thinking about you even before you were born.. bearing OUR sins and shame on the cross.. well this is the reason why i feel that christmas in THE BEST time of the year..
it's not about hanging decorations on christmas trees
or the snowball fights they have overseas (which constantly reminds me to pray for snow in Malaysia *winks*)

nor is it about the best/cutest/biggest/smallest snowman one could make


to me christmas is a gift. a gift of hope, a gift of love, a gift of forgiveness and a gift of grace. all in all it's God's gift to humankind.. though we all know this already.. i just hope that all of us wont for get the reason why we actually celebrate christmas.. which reminds me of a song, 'We Are The Reason' by Avalon.. though i dunno how to put up the song, here are the lyrics:

As little children
We would dream of Christmas morn'
Of all the gifts and toys
We knew we'd find
But we never realized
A baby born one blessed night
Gave us the greatest gift of our lives

We were the reason
That He gave His life
We were the reason
That He suffered and died
To a world that was lost
He gave all He could give
To show us the reason to live

As the years went by
We learned more about gifts
The giving of ourselves
And what that means
On a dark and cloudy day
A man hung crying in the rain
All because of love, all because of love

I've finally found the reason for living
It's in giving every part of my heart just to Him
In all that I do every word that I say
I'll be giving my all just for Him, for Him

We are the reason
That He gave His life
We are the reason that
He suffered and died
To a world that was lost
He gave all that He could give
To show us the reason to live

He is the reason to live....

a wonderful song it is.. anyways wont be around for four days starting tomo... going for YC camp!! wheee!!