Has it been a jolly holiday season for you so far? If not, I hope it becomes one soon! Some of us are immediate holly jolly little elves buzzing around as soon as Thanksgiving is over...or maybe even before Thanksgiving is over. Others of us pace ourselves and slowly get into the holiday spirit as December rolls along. And then there's those of us that have the grinch or scrooge mentality...on varying levels. Where is your holiday meter set?
I'm definitely in the middle...slowly ramping up my holiday spirit as more and more festivities come up on the calendar. Tree lightings, holiday craft fairs, Santa visits, parties, holiday shows and cartoons from our childhoods. They all lead up to Christmas Eve service and dinner, and then Christmas morning of presents and stockings, followed by dinner with the entire family...at least in my family. All the traditions that families hold dear are proudly embraced during the holiday season. They make us feel young again, remembering all the holidays and traditions of our youth, and make us want to instill some of those traditions with our own families. It's about the traditions and legacies of families passed down to one another from generation to generation. That's what Christmas reminds us of each year.
So, whether you're fully enjoying the jolliness of the season or you're struggling to get through the holidays without a loved one for the first time or the twentieth time, may you feel the spirit and magic that the Christmas season brings...for those that believe! Cheers to the jolliest season of all!
May blessings of the Christmas season fill you up this week and warm your heart!!
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