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Thursday, November 29, 2007
I was so busy preparing for a short-term mission trip with my church this fall, that I completely missed it—my usual months-long stress-session over the office Christmas party (see this week's column for a peek at my dubious Christmas party past). The usual litany of questions—Should I go stag? Should I try to find a date? Should I just skip it this year?—were wonderfully absent as I focused on much more important matters.
Which is why the arrival of the bright red-and-green invite in my work in-box a couple weeks ago brought a sudden jolt of dread. "Seriously, God?" I whined in my car while driving home from work that day. "Another year and I'm still here wrestling with the same stupid questions?" With all my comings and goings and catching up to do, this silly stress was the last thing I needed. So I humbly—and frustratedly—asked God to give a girl a little help.
The next day my e-mail in-box contained a message from a fellow single 30something coworker wondering what I was doing for the Christmas party this year. A sympathetic sister! And an answer to my whiny prayer. So Jennifer and I will no doubt have a lovely time enjoying our office's dinner-and-a-play outing together next weekend.
Do you have a work Christmas party? If so, I'd love to hear how you handle this event. Share with us at SinglesNewsletter@ChristianityToday.com.
Hopefully I'll pause at some point during our Christmas party to remember what the season's really all about—and to remember that no matter who may or may not be sitting next to me, I'm never really alone. May we all keep this wonderful truth in focus this holiday season.
Blessings,
Camerin Courtney
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 The Dreaded Company Christmas Party
by Camerin Courtney
I have a confession to make: Every year starting in about August, I begin stressing out about my company's Christmas party. Yes, August. Why so early, you may ask. It's got nothing to do with the dinner and play we see every year, the what-to-wear dilemma, or even some of the silly traditions a few of our company's VPs put us through.
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