Where do you stop unloading boxes of decor? Is this enough decoration, or should I add a little more? Should I buy more? Newer, prettier? Artificial or organic? Should I give away some of the stuff I've had for years so I won't feel so guilty when I buy more? Oh my goodness - Stop the Christmas madness!
Why do we go to all of the fuss and muss? Is it for us? Our neighbors? Maybe our friends? No, I've got it, it's all for the little people in our lives! We drum up excuse after excuse, and we wear ourselves out physically, and sometimes spiritually, trying to "do the season right." I know, I've been there!
Every year I have a theme for my mantle. I've had some pretty crazy themes through the years, A Crystal Christmas, Our Town, Babes in Toyland, Simple but Elegant, All Things Greeen, A Christmas Village, etc., etc., etc. I was having a hard time this year deciding on a theme for my mantle. Maybe it's because each year I'm more prone to do less decorating.
So tonight as I put a few simple decorations on my mantle, this years' theme came to me, Back to the Basics. When you look at a portion of my mantle, I hope that you'll be struck as I was that the central focus of Christmas is really all about celebrating the birth of Christ. Anything more is just icing on His birthday cake! Joy to the world the Lord is come!
- author Cindy Daniels
Send some pictures of your Christmas decorations, especially your mantles. It will be fun to share with others their Christmas traditions.
1 comment:
Thank you so very much for the words of encouragment, I have to remind myself daily why I do what I do and how I have been called to do it. I hope to meet you as well one day. Have a blessed day.
Cris
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