Our last holiday visitors left this morning. Goodness gracious it seems like Christmas was just around the corner. Feels like I was just going insane throwing garland here and there with a few lights in it to make it look more festive. Gluing bows onto things, making paper snowflakes. I got soo caught up in all the preparations for Christmas, I forgot what I was even doing it all for.
I've always loved Christmas time. I'm pretty sure all the pretty decorations we have going on in our home leave it being the best interior design we have going on all year long :) I always go crazy, trying to figure out cheap ways to make it look even prettier, which causes all this build up of stress. This year was really stressful because every time I tried to put up a strand of lights, it ended up not working or being too long. Then when I tried to buy some extra garland and some more white lights, walmart was completely out of stock?? Is that supposed to ever happen?? All every store that I tried had was the color lights...which ended up making the inside of our house look like a mexican fiesta. So in saying all that, I'm just saying that this year's preparations for Christmas were REALLY stressful. I got my eyes completely off of the REAL reason for the season. JESUS!
We decided not to do gifts this year, just stockings. It's been a tough year for us.. and honestly all we all really wanted was to be with each other, FAMILY! So when Christmas morning came around, not having presents under the tree, was a real different effect. But I made me grateful for all that we had! We have a warm cozy little house to live in, a delicious abundance of food, a healthy family that has no sicknesses or diseases, and we most importantly know and have the love of Jesus in our lives! I could not ask for anything more than that. I have all that I need, and all that I could ever want!! If I just had Jesus Christ in my life, that would be ALL that I could ever want, and ever need!!
So all of this to say, that this Christmas was really eye opening to me. I may not have gotten everything that I ever dreamed (lusted?? haha!) of having, like a mercedes, a new house, bunches of clothes, perfumes.. blah blah blah. But I realized that I have honestly everything in this whole wide world that I could ever physically and mentally need! God has NEVER failed me, and He has always provided for my little needs and taken care of me. I hope all of you had a VERY Merry Christmas!! And I hope that you know like I do what it was all about, the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!! MERRY BELATED CHRISTmas!! (:
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