This time of year we're all searching for the perfect gift aren't we? We want Christmas to be special for the people we know and love. We want it to be memorable. Often times though we're like a comic I saw this week in the theological section of the paper. In the Pearls Before Swine comic strip: Pig and Rat are talking and Pig says: "Look, Rat . I'm counting down the days to Christmas with my new homemade calendar. You open a prize box for each day that passes. It's called and Advil calendar."

Rat simply says: "Advent."

Then Pig says: "Now I feel bad for filling the prize boxes with pain reliever."

To be honest, sometimes during the Advent season I wish I had an Advil Calendar. We get so busy it makes our heads spin. This party, that program. What do I get for him? What does she like? …