December is here - the end of the year is near! Parties, programs, pastries, presents!
All this busyness and running around just wears me out.
(I didn't go to a store on Thanksgiving or on Black Friday - it was really freeing.)
I found this great saying by one of my favorite bloggers this weekend:
"I don't want a Christmas you can buy.
I don't want a Christmas you can make.
What I want is a Christmas you can hold.
A Christmas that holds me,
Remakes me, revives me.
I want a Christmas that whispers, JESUS."
Ann Voskamp
That really sums it up doesn't it.
I'm not cynical, I think I have come to the point where I see what is really important - thank you Lord for working on my heart.
So I am looking forward to the coming days that will help me see Jesus' name whispered in the events around me -
the lights of candles
the singing of carols
the giving of gifts
the excitement of children
the snuggling in cold weather
the story of the Shepherds
the story of the Wisemen
the story of baby Jesus
the story of Grace!
the story of Grace!
(This print was drawn by our good friend Emily Gruver and is available for sale - contact us if you would like to purchase one!)
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