I love the anticipation leading up to Christmas Day. I love decorating. I love when it snows as I'm listening to Christmas music. I love eating all the delicious Christmas baking. I love watching Christmas music. I love getting together with family and friends. I love shopping in the busy mall (I'm not crazy!). I love going with my family and cutting down our Christmas tree. I love snuggling up on the couch under a blanket while Christmas lights twinkle around me.
Sometimes though, Christmas seems like a disappointment. I find that I have so many ideas floating around in my head of things I want to do, cookies I want to bake, parties I want to throw, experiences that I want to take part of, and the list could go on and on. Christmas can feel stressful, busy, and overwhelming.
Anybody else feel that way?
This Christmas I found a piece of art on the internet that I have up on my fireplace mantle. It makes me stop and remember, that although all those things that I listed up above are nice, that's not what Christmas is all about.
Christmas is about our Wonderful Counselor. Our Mighty God. Our Everlasting Father. Our Prince of Peace.
Downstairs in the Kidztown room, I have a verse posted on our Christmas bulletin board that I think captures Christmas beautifully.
In these next few weeks leading up to Christmas Day, I want to challenge you, along with myself, to really focus in on this amazing story of redeeming love.
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