It’s almost time!

Christmas is so close! And my children are so ready! Amazingly enough, I am too! Besides a touch of cleaning before my family arrives, I am ready for it this year. Sarah and I even painted our toenails red and green tonight! Spare time is such a miracle! This is the first year I’ve felt like I am actually appreciating the real reason for it all. I’ve been reading a book called 25 Days, 26 Ways by Ace Collins and it has helped me focus. I’ve not been perfect about it and read it every day like I’d planned and I also didn’t have the devotions every night with the family like I’d planned but even just having a touch of it has really encouraged me. It’s like I’m a little lit up in my soul this Christmas. Or maybe I just understand more about the truths of Christmas. It’s like I feel His presence more this year. I think it helped some that I was more prepared. Like Dave Ramsey says, “Christmas is always on December 25th. It’s not like that changes.” All the other tedious stuff was taken care of so that I could have some time to prepare my heart more. I made dates in my calendar that I stuck to…like when the cards had to be sent, all the presents bought by, times for lights and family outings…it’s all way too perfectly organized to have not been a gift from God! I love that he did this for me this year. It has been the best gift I’ve received. I hope I can keep this preparedness up through the year, because yes, we should totally celebrate completely and all out that He was born, but I’d also like to make it an everyday celebration. Because not only was He born for us, He died for us. And He lives again everyday. So why not live more prepared to celebrate it!

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