Sometimes the Christmas story feels distant, removed from our every-day life. The star, the stable, the wise men, feel like they belong in our childhood, and in church plays, but have no bearing in "real" life. The Christmas season can feel like a pause in the ebb and flow of our life. Every year, the Christmas season ends, the decorations are put away, and we turn our attention to the next thing. But if we pack the peace and joy and wonder of Christmas in the attic with our decorations, we have missed Christmas altogether. It was for after-Christmas-life that Jesus came. God wrapped up in human form, experiencing everything we experience, to weave the Christmas story into real life. The devotions of In Unexpected Ways help readers apply the themes of Christmas to their everyday lives. Because the Christmas story is part of a larger story, a story that began before God said, "Let there be light." A story that includes the Garden of Eden, the Cross and Resurrection. A story that is still unfolding today.