Well, this year for various reasons I seem to have much better perspective. My house is hardly decorated, we didn't make ANY cookies -- someone blessed us with already made cookie dough we just had to bake them and added a few red and green M&Ms to look festive! As for gifts, the gift of being together this year means the world to me and its OK to not have something wrapped -- sorry Sunday school teachers!
As for the coordinating thing... well I am still working on that! We were trying to get a Christmas picture and all I said was "how about red and green" -- the kids came up with the every other thing!!! I guess after enough years of "practice" its ingrained!!! Last year I may have said "the greens aren't the same hue... I am just thankful they are happy healthy and smiling and together!!!
Well this isn't the final so I guess you can have a preview :)
This is the extent of my wrapping so far this year -- no I am NOT giving her away :) The girls are in our church play Sunday -- you'll have to come see if you want to know more!
We enjoyed a live nativity this year -- it was cold but so neat to see live animals and actors and try to picture the reality of our Lord coming here, to earth as a helpless little child. God's greatest gift not wrapped in expensive paper or even topped with a fancy bow --just some swaddling cloth and laying in a manger.
As you prepare for Christmas remember that all the stuff isn't important --
make your heart ready for the best gift ever!
Praying God is REAL to you this season!
Amy Q
2 comments:
Mrs. Quakelaar,
That is a wonderful reminder! It does seem so easy to get carried away with all the festivities...
The picture looks so cute! Good job:) Can't wait to see you all~
Jenna
What great pictures!! I'll miss you all soo much while you're away in MI. We'll be praying for you! Say hi to everybody for me:)
megan
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