I love Christmas.
I mean, even in the hardest times of my life... the ugliest times of my life, I have been able to find enough joy and happiness to really love this time of year.
I think it is so many things...
The
lights, I love lights so much (I wish my back yard resembled that of Zeek and Camille's on Parenthood, if you know what I mean).
The
music, not the cheesy Christmas music but the beautiful and meaningful music (although the cheesy music makes my kids laugh and sing).
The chill in the air, and by chill, I mean the
Arizona chill not the Utah frostbite!
The mood, feeling and
spirit that fills the malls, stores, churches, homes, temples, internet, neighborhoods, schools, social media, etc... I sound cliche but truly, there is a beautiful understanding and feeling that lingers.
I think it's the people and the sentiments and the
traditions that make me happy.
And the
LOVE and the understandings and the giving and getting.
I think there is something about the
movie list on Netflix that has everything to do with funny ways and storylines of forgetting and then remembering the "meaning of Christmas".
My heart seems to be a little calmer and a little more connected with my brother and
Savior, Jesus Christ. I feel closer to Our Father and my family (even though they still make me crazy).
One thing that makes me so happy, happier than I think it may make most people, is receiving and
sending Christmas Cards.
I have grown addicted to the feeling of checking my mailbox everyday in December and skipping back with a single card or a handful of cards. I love everything about opening up the cards and seeing the family photos and reading the changes that my friends have gone through over the past year. I love getting out the blue paint tape and finding just the perfect spot on my "Christmas Card Tree" for all the cards I've collected. I just love it. And, as many of you may have experienced, I have been known to threaten people (on occasion) for their cards!
Hey, I didn't say I was proud of all the ways I actually get the cards!!
I'm not completely selfish because another favorite thing I love about December is
MAKING and
GIVING Christmas cards! Our family has accidentally started such a fun tradition... we LOVE coming up with creative ways to make people smile, or even laugh, when they receive our Christmas card.
This may be on my top 5 favorite things about Christmas, and it just kinda... happened. Maybe you can see why...
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| I never said it would be easy... |
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| I only said it would be worth it!!! And oh it was so worth it!!! |
So, if you are wondering if you should send us a Christmas card, please do, I can't tell you how happy it makes me. And I will send you one too, because that's what Christmas is about right? Spreading joy, laughing hard, loving a lot and celebrating the birth of Our Savior.
Merry Christmas. May you and yours have peace and joy always.
And for the record... our kids are wannabe posers!!!
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| Maybe one day they'll be as cool as us! |
