Yes, I know it's all over. The last of the decor is being packed away today. It all went so fast. I tried hard to soak in every last morsel of goodness that the holidays offered. There was an abundance of goodness, too. I was able to see each of my 7 sisters who live far away, as well as my brother who lives close. We partied and slept little. We also spent an evening with my in-laws. I spent more time this year discussing the Christ child, who's birth we celebrate, with my own child. I resurrected an old family tradition of secretly doing the 12 days of Christmas for someone. We continued other traditions that our little family looks forward to. We spent time at Temple Square. I watched Mr. Kruger's Christmas on Christmas Eve. It's been years since I've seen it. I snuggled in a blanket at my mom's feet as we watched, the two of us, in her recuperating room.
The message is love. The feeling was love. We have Christmas because of love.
I feel it is more than coincidence that we celebrate the birth of our Savior right before the birth of a new year. After a season of thanksgiving, we move to service and love and then a chance to start anew. I want to bring all that goodness & love into this year and make it last. I have pondered the power of love & its meaning for me. This year I will strive to love more & I will strive to feel love more.
In the song It Feels like Christmas (from the Muppet Christmas Carol), there is a line that says "wherever you find love, it feels like Christmas." It's the spirit of Christmas present that sings this song to Scrooge. When he first appears, he explains that his mind is filled with the here and now. It donned on me, while watching it for the umpteenth time this year, that he's the only spirit who is happy. Happiness is not found in the past or future. It's found by loving the now. Just as the song continues, "it is the season of the spirit. The message if we hear it, is make it last all year."
That is precisely my plan. Love in each moment. All year.
Tuesday, January 6
Reflections of Christmas
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I really enjoyed reading this post--very nicely written. And I especially loved the picture at the top. It fit perfectly. You don't know me. But I found your blog through your mom's last month. She barely knows me, but I comment on hers a lot. Our moms serve together in the Stake RS Presidency. Hope you don't mind if I read your blog and leave an occasional comment. :)
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