Seriously? Isn’t that like the best thing ever? When you find a stray curly fry in your bag of regular fries? Or better yet, an onion ring?

I love surprises like that. I love when something I’m buying turns out to be way less than I was expecting. It’s almost like Christmas came early.

I also love that God is the God of surprises. I believe there’s nothing He likes better than delighting His children at unexpected times.

I hope and pray that just as 2020 has been full of surprises (and not all of them pleasant), this Advent season will be full of unexpected joys for you and your loved ones.

Emmanuel. God has come. God is with us.