let me start with this. i was reading some blogs which i have not had much time to do since we have been home from mexico. i was looking at all of the beautiful decorations everyone posts of their home and all the projects their making and what their baking and how busy they are and how stressed out etc. etc. this one woman was in a thrift store with her husband, they had a 4 ft. white christmas tree. she told her husband she wanted it and he said they didn't have any room, she didn't see why that was a problem but he didn't think they needed it. they left the store. she told him how she had seen sooo many white christmas trees in blogland and really wanted one. he said if you want it that bad go back and get it. she went back the next day and of course it had been sold. she said she went to her car and sobbed. cried like a baby. the stress of christmas had gotten to her and she lost her "dream" tree and that was all she could take!
so here in lies my, we'll say, dislike or frustration. that is not christmas. that is not celebrating the Christ child born in a manger, come to save us all. that is not helping someone in need or spending time with family. i hate how everyone gets all stressed out and it did not help when my daughter called to tell me she was almost sick with worry about what to get her new family since they are poor college students and she had no ideas. that is not what Christmas is about.
for us this year Christmas is about my sister. she wants a baby more than anything else. instead of us all giving presents my family is giving the money we would spend to Jill for her IVF. not sure if she wants me to share this on my blog but to me this is what Christmas is about. this is a reason to love Christmas.
i am also asking for your prayers for her that this will work!!!
my son is coming home tonight. i cannot wait. i am trying to keep my expectations low so i don't get dissapointed but just to have him in the house for a little while is good enough. all i need is my family around. presents are nice but i really don't need them and my kids know this!
i hope that you can take some time this season to sit with your family, to eat treats and watch the nativity movie under the lights of the tree. that is the reason i DO love Christmas.
5 comments:
awesome post and a great reminder of the true spirit of Christmas! i am so happy you will have caleb home for Christmas.
I couldn't agree with you more:-) I really dislike the stress and hustle and bustle of finding the perfect gift, traffic, no parking, and crowded stores! It's sheer madness! I've learned that if I cannot afford to buy an item, I could just bake something instead of give my time or service away. It's so much nicer, means way more, and can save you money. Thank you for this post!
i agree! christmas has completely stressed me out this year...
Great post and good reminder. I was dying over that tree story! It so true that we need to step back and really remember what it is about!
That is exactly the way I have been feeling this year. We had very minimal gift giving this year because I just don't see what spending a lot of money on things you don't really need has to do with celebrating the birth of Christ. Yes, we will pray for your sister and her husband. Thanks for sharing the opportunity.
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