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1. My camera and all the fun things that it can do! I have barely scratched the surface with this baby, but after following the directions on Stephanie;s blog and realizing that maybe I have a smidgen of talent compared to her I took a picture of my #1 favorite thing at Christmastime...LIGHTS! I love this picture! This is how I see my tree when I find a few spare moments in the day to enjoy the beauty of it. I squint my eyes so I can see all the little twinkles and somewhere in my deranged Type A brain I say to myself..."The tree looks so pretty! Look how symmetrical you strung all the lights this year!" LOL! I love twinkle lights. Somehow they just make a bad day better. They put your mind to rest. They ease tension. They make a messy house look cleaner. I think the New Star that Heavenly Father gave the Baby Jesus was the perfect gift. The best twinkle light ever. Peace, Light, Brightness, Hope. That is what I think about when I see my cute little twinkle lights!
2. My Christmas tree in general. it's nothing spectacular. In fact it's a fake one that we've have for years. It's tall and skinny and on it's last leg and if I was proud I would go by a new, bigger, better one that filled the room and reached the vaulted ceiling of our new bigger house, and put ornaments on it that matched or had a theme, but I like this one. I like that it's a little humble and reminds me of what it took us to get to where we are. It was hard some of the time. It was a mismatch of trying to make ends meet. It was a tight squeeze. it was bending and breaking and sometimes not being the best. But it was and still is a great journey that I don't want to forget. I like the old fashioned look of it. I like the wooden ornaments that we once upon a time we had to have to so little hands wouldn't break them. I like that the kids can still play with them and decorate and un-decorate it at will. I like it simple.
3. Advent Calendars! I will admit that these have never made it the full 24 days at our house. The boys love them...especially Zeke who likes to get it all over with in one night and eat them all at once. That was fun to watch. More than that though, it's a memory from my childhood. I remember my best friend Amy Klemm's Grandma would giver her family one every year and they would take turns opening them. She even let me open the door and have one once when it was her turn. It was a small act of kindness and I remember it. I remember feeling loved by someone other than family. I remember wanting to return the favor. It's a sweet memory and now I like sharing that with my kids...hoping that someday they too will want to share that small act of kindness with someone else.
4. Mittens. I don't know why , but I love mittens! They are so cute! They are warm. They are winter!
5. The Baby Jesus. I love this story. It is my favorite. I like to think about what Mary was thinking about. I love that she loved him and us enough to give us that most precious gift.
6. My New Nativity Set! Anyone who knows me knows that I would never spend the kind of money on myself that this costs. For years I have wanted this and this year I got the first piece of my collection! I love That I now have something to collect. I love that it's simple. I love the story that it tells.
7. Last but not least Christmas Programs, Festivities, Parties, Family and the Hustle and Bustle! It's crunch time...I mean Christmas Time! Hey I work the best under pressure! I pull off my best P.J's and Primary Lessons and Parties at the last minute. I love all the Hullabaloo! (This is Dallin's 2nd Grade Christmas Program. It was darling! He did a great job!!)
I hope you enjoy the season as much as I do. Hopefully you'll take the time to really notice the little things that make you smile too!
Merry Christmastime!
1 comment:
Beautiful pictures! Somehow I missed this one....Excited for your new lens. Call me!!!
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