than the day after Christmas is my least favorite!
I'm ready for the decorations to come down- the Christmas stuff into the box and then to the storage shelf- the gifts stored away.
It makes me feel like a bah humbug- but it's boxed and gone and its 11 am on December 26. Thankfully we have just the essentials for Christmas and it fits in one plastic tub!
It is doubly sad because our families and friends are celebrating Christmas today in America, and we're not there. Sad.
The kids are grumpy and on sugar overload and spoiled a bit from all the treats and gifts- they are fighting over all their new toys.
The New Year looming and all the goals and work of the new year are not quite exciting enough to keep me going on December 26.
Maybe I need a December 26th tradition. HMM????? What could we do?
At least because we're dieting there is Christmas treats left and leftover lasagna- so I don't have to cook today. :)
The sun is shining, I'm healthy and so is my family, and we are able to look out and see the sparkling, dry snow.
And Jesus isn't packed away in my Christmas box. Mary awoke with a newborn baby- the wonders of wonders.
I love waking up to a new baby- there's nothing quite like it. Those tiny fingers and toes wiggling and the pink plump baby discovering their new world. The hope of a healthy baby for all those months inside and then there was a newborn at my side. The hope of their lives, the wonder of what they might become. The joy of watching them grow into a toddler, preschooler and a big kid. The worry for my children mixed with a wonderful awe that God gave them to us to love.
Yes, the excitement of Christmas wasn't finished for Mary. It's not over for us. That's hope.
I feel better already.
Thanks for reading. Happy New Year and a the hope and joy of Jesus the Christ child- still with us!
1 comment:
And your friend tries to stretch the holiday until the first week of January or maybe the first TWO weeks of January. What do you think about planning something fun that you, Pete, and the children can do the day after Christmas? We can certainly praise for the hope we have in Christ; the hope that renews our purpose each day. Love you!
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