I have been in a Christmas kind of mood lately. I enjoy Thanksgiving and appreciate the gesture, but I am in the mood for Christmas! No. Not the gift giving. I’m not in the mood for that. I’m actually dreading that. I am ready to listen to Christmas music nonstop, bake yummy smelling goods (and give them away), and have Christ be the center of our home instead of his sitting patiently on the sidelines while we bustle around. No. We don’t hide him away the other 11 months of the year. Life just seems to slow down a bit even with all the extra bustling that goes on during the Christmas holiday. We make more time to notice the small blessings and gifts that our Savior gives us. Even normal things take on a life all their own. Hidden special meanings are brought to light during Christmas. There is just something magical about having the Christmas tree with all the twinkling lights shining thru the dark cool nights. The nativity scene that Jake got me years ago made from olive wood from the Holy Land proudly reminding us to be a little more Christ centered as a family. A special feeling that Christ is watching our actions ever so slightly more than usual.
Christmas is a time of reflecting for me. I get to reflect on Christmas’s past and see how the kids have grown. I get to reflect on Christ a little more than usual. The sacrifices he made for all of us so we can go thru this thing called life. I get to look back over the year and see just how far we have come as a family (or stayed stagnant some years). So many things to reflect on.
