Well I never did get around to posting pictures from Christmas. In fact, there were several times that I went to post and never really felt like posting pictures from the season.
It is very strange, I know.
Something has come over me.
In the past couple of years I have tried hard to find what I know I want Christmas to look like for our family and somehow I just can't seem to live out what I dream up in my mind.
I often contemplate what the Christmas season would look like if it truly was a season of peace and rest.
As our family grows larger and the gifts come in greater numbers I cannot help but feel overwhelmed with the season itself. In fact, I spent the week after the so-called "holiday" recuperating from all of the extra events in the month.
The traditions that I grew up with such as baking pies and fixing an enormous home-cooked meal leave me little time to be with my family and tie me to the kitchen for what seems like a week. (of course I do have a few little helpers).
Now I know that there were some precious moments in there such as making the gingerbread houses and being with family and friends, but even then many times in the season I feel rushed with so many things to do and very little time to get them all done.
This year I did learn a few lessons from the past and there were definitely some things that I felt I changed for the better to allow for more true family time.
I guess each year will truly be a learning experience and as each Christmas season passes I will learn more and more what traditions I want for our family and what traditions just weigh us down.
After all, the season itself is not about all of those traditions, but about the One who gives us every season and gives us a way to live an ABUNDANT life throughout all of the year.
I want more of that abundant life without getting caught up in the things of the world.
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