Christmas Countdown

This time of year can be so exciting, and fun and yet it can be very stressful and sad. This time of year is hard for me because I love the sunshine and, well really depend on seeing it everyday. So days with no SUN is like not breathing. So I try to focus on things that make me happy. The excitment McKenzie gets when she wakes up and see's a fresh batch of snow came over night. Putting out my Christmas decorations and Christmas books. Every year I buy a new Christmas book or two and so now we are up to alot and every year I bring them out only around Christmas time and they sit under the tree to read. Then Christmas morning the books are gone and santa has come and presents are there. Its exciting and its like giving your kids gifts before Christmas when really all you are doing is bringing them back. I also love Christmas Eve... but I loved it more when I was a child because I lived in Texas and there was just me and my sisters and parents. Not all the extended family, which dont get me wrong I love but it just has seemed like too much running the last couple years and not enough relaxing and enjoying the time. So this year I made the choice to stay home with Mike and the girls we will eat yummy food and snacks watch Christmas movies and go drive to look at Christmas lights. The girls will get to open a gift (CHristmas PJ's like every year) and I will read them soem Christmas stories and they will go off to bed with excitment of Santa coming. Then Mike and I will hang out and I may finish my wrapping and then when I know the girls are sleeping I will strategically place the gifs under the tree. I cant wait for a nice, quiet, relaxing night at home. I want to enjoy the seasons, so I am taking turns on which families I spend them with and not going to all for every Holiday. I HAVE SET A BOUNDARY (sp??)and if you know my family you will appreciate the boundary I set.

I know God speaks because wow... I just saw the Christmas series this year and hmmmm seems like something I need to see. Funny how God whispers and we dont even know it. First time I saw this series was today just now, hours after this post.