With six shopping days left until Christmas, many of you may still be searching for that perfect gift; wrapping way past your bedtime; joining the stampede at your local post office; and putting last minute touches on everything from your decorating to your dinner plans to your gingerbread men.

Ahhh! Christmas.

I anticipate its arrival every year with a spirit open to its marvelous story; and I engage midway through its certain presence with anxiety about getting everything