Merry Christmas Everyone

I know that not everyone celebrates December 25 as Christmas for various reasons however I still want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas anyway.

Whatever you are doing today whether celebrating Christmas or not I want you to know that I am thinking of you and that you have a really great day.

Here in Gig Harbor, Washington and the surrounding area December has been a wet month. In fact it is the wettest on record we have had over ten inches of rain this month compared to the average just over five inches. So if you know anything about math it means that we have had more than double the normal rainfall for the month with a week remaining. It is quite amazing to see the rain come down so hard. You see though we do have rain usually it drizzles or only rains part of the day unlike it has this month. Now we above the normal rainfall for the year as well; it is something because February through September we had unusual amount of sunshine and lack of rain. In fact so much that the governor of our fine state declared we were in a drought and needed federal assistance. Now we have so much rain that a drought will not be mentioned in 2016 at all.

With the rainfall means that our mountain passes are filled with a good amount of snow as well. You see last year we had below snow level for the winter season and the ski resorts were not open very long. This year the ski resorts were open on time so plenty of skiing can happen as long as you can get there anyway. This week Snoqualmie Pass that Interstate 90 runs through and many travel between western and eastern Washington was either closed or chains were required. In fact the pass was closed on the 23^rd and 24^th for avalanche warnings. The state department of transportation felt too dangerous to drive. So drivers had to make a choice to wait or find an alternate route which would take like nine or ten hours to drive depending where you were going. Anyway those that got up to the passes got to experience a White Christmas. You see here in Gig Harbor we continue to dream of a White Christmas. Maybe someday it will come true if we are lucky.

The main purpose of Christmas is to celebrate the birth of the Christ child Jesus. Most believe this is not really the time he was born however the Christian church picked the day about 400 A.D.  You see prior to that time Christians celebrated the death of Jesus which we call Easter only because that was the reason he came to die for the sins of the whole world. So the most important to celebrate Christmas is to remember his birth because he came for us because God loves us so much.

So whatever the case is whether you celebrate Christmas or not have a great and merry day. Love is very important not just today however every day of the year.