Christmas

I have been wanting to blog for quite some time now but if your Christmas season was anything like our Christmas season, you understand that having time to sit and write is few and far between. We had a wonderful Christmas this year spending time with friends and family, but if I had to be completely honest, I am glad it has come and gone. I already packed up the Christmas tree and most of the decorations and have them stored until next year. Do you remember the days when Christmas was so magical…it just happened around you and you got caught up in the mystery and excitement. Now as an adult and especially as a mother, Christmas is a lot of work. You are no longer the one experiencing the magic. You are creating it. I think that is one thing that makes Christmas so different than it used to be. I still love it and look forward to it nearly all year long.

As I have gotten a bit older and hopefully a bit wiser, I have come to grips with the fact that there really are 2 different celebrations that occur on December 25th. Secular Christmas is all about stress, an over-filled schedule, packed parking lots and malls, parties, and spending money you don’t really have on relatives and workmates you hardly know just cause you are supposed to. Christmas, the celebration of Christ’s birth couldn’t be more opposite. It triggers a different emotion and response – one of peace, praise, and salvation. Perhaps there really should be a distinction between these celebrations; maybe both shouldn’t fall under the same blanket. Either way, I hope you had a wonderful time celebrating both. We sure did. Santa came and ate his cookies. He left a few carrots but drank all his milk. We had a blast ripping through the paper to get to presents hidden underneath. Foster opened his presents quickly and then made sure that Caleb, Maggie, and I had help getting our presents open too. It was a wonderful day filled with food, laughter, and family. How could we ask for more!







I think I am enjoying the kid's toys just as much as they are this year. My only wish is that Caleb's new toy vacuum had suction on it. He covers quite a bit of ground each day. Maybe a real vacuum will be under the tree next year for him :)

Blessings to each of you.
With love....until next time,
Becca