Christmas is this week. That means New Year’s Day is, by necessity, next week. Holy cow. I can’t believe that 2010 is within spitting distance. (If you’re a talented spitter, that is.)

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One of my coworkers just lost her mother after a long illness. I called her this evening to offer my condolences and we had a nice conversation. The death of her mother comes at the end of a rough year, and next year will necessitate more changes for her. She’s not a Christian and, this sounds stupid, I’m not sure how to best support her. While I will be praying for her, do I tell her so? Will that just irritate her?

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My job search continues.

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Someday at Christmas, there’ll be no war
When we have learned what Christmas is for
When we have found what life’s really worth
There’ll be peace on earth

Holiday Song of the Day: Someday at Christmas, Stevie Wonder. This is one of my all-time favorite songs and definitely one I can listen to all year long. The lyrics are full of hope and wishes for goodwill for all mankind…totally hippy sentiments (even if it’s not biblical, it is pretty much the perfect sentiment for a Christmas song). I first heard this song on a Christmas record that we played during the holidays when I was growing up, so there are lots of happy memories wrapped up in this one, too. And really, any song by Stevie Wonder wins.