Well, it's December which means that Christmas is ALMOST HERE!!! This is my "Most favorite time of the year" (sung to the tune of the most wonderful time of the year). I love everything about Christmas! I love putting up the tree, hanging Christmas lights, decorating the mantle, using the fireplace, driving around and seeing all of the Christmas lights, listening to Christmas music, spending time with family I don't see much during the rest of the year... The list could go on and on! Christmas has always felt like such a magical time of year for me ever since I was little. Probably because in a way it is! Everyone has a different attitude at this time of year. Most people are kinder and more caring and thoughtful. If only we could be this way all year round!
One thing this year that I am extremely excited about is the fact that this is going to be my first Christmas as a mom (and not to mention my first Christmas married to my husband where I won't be pregnant and still experiencing morning sickness). That being said, I think having a child just makes Christmas all the more exciting! I have had WAY too much fun Christmas shopping for Leilani this year and she isn't even REALLY going to know what's going on. Next year may be a different story. Something about just having her though makes me re-live my childhood memories. I want Leilani's Christmases to be just as special as mine were. Ben and I are not going to make a big deal about Santa, but rather we will tell her the truth about why we celebrate Christmas. We will teach her and share with her that Christmas is about celebrating the birth of the best gift to the entire world, Jesus. In doing this we don't take the "magic" away from Christmas, but we add so much more to it! Christmas is a time to give of ourselves to others and to show our love and appreciation to our families. This is what I am going to teach Leilani.
Another thing that has been really great this year is that I have completed pretty much all of my Christmas shopping and can sit back and relax and just enjoy the season. I can go to the mall and not feel like I need to fight through lines. Instead, I can step back, look at the decorations and enjoy it all. This year I really just want to soak everything in and relive Christmas as a child. I want my eyes to sparkle and my stomach to get butterflies just thinking about Christmas. If I could sing a little better I might even consider going Christmas caroling! *If anyone CAN sing and would like to Christmas carol, my door is always open to receive you!* :)
I feel like this post has jumped around a little bit and hasn't exactly flowed so well, but it sort of matches how I feel right now. So many things I'm excited about, so many things I'm thankful for and so many ideas on how to make this Christmas extra special... A Christmas filled with all the love that you could imagine.
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