Tis' the Season

Tis the season

1. of runny nosed babies who need extra cuddles
2. of cookie making scaled way down - less stressful, more fun
3. of shopping, and a list still a mile long 5 days pre Christmas
4. of creativity (lacking this year!), but hoping to make time for some projects
5. of (no) Christmas tree until 3 days before Christmas
6. of recipes needing to be planned for Christmas breakfast
7. of grocery shopping needing to be done - and avoiding it because the it will be a crazy long shopping trip
8. of wondering if consciously trying to slow down from the hustle and bustle will backfire as I come up with more mile long to do lists on Christmas Eve:-)
9. of Sugar Cookie decorating and my excited little boy delivering them to our neighbors, and being invited in to visit
10. of letting him pour out the sprinkles and eat them by the handful
11. of cute Christmas Pajamas
12. of coffee with friends
13. of breakfast with friends
14. of breakfast with Santa at church
15. of cute Christmas crafts being sent home - Santa with a cotton ball beard - love it
16. of Chrismas programs - my precious godson with a speaking part, and watching my kids enjoy it all
17. of sugar on bread (cinnamon toast) and cocoa in front of the fire with my kiddos and the love of my life
18. of anticipating baking a birthday cake for Jesus

Wow - I could go on and on. As I review the list - I realize the things that get left undone won't really matter. We will embrace each other - embrace the reason for the celebration, and simply love.