I Want a Christmas Do-Over!

After reading these authors Christmas traditions I want a Christmas do-over! Why doesn’t it seem like Christmas here? The weather is chilly, the tree is up, we’ve had family and friends gather over the week? But the real reason is that we’ve been too busy to reflect upon what Christmas really means.

Well, it’s not too late and tonight we’ll engage in our favorites. Unfortunately we skipped the Christmas paper chain where we write down the name on a friend or family member on the link of the chain and tear off one a day and pray for them. It’s the way we count down for Christmas. And decorating the tree this year was more like a “hail Mary.” With unpacking our moving boxes, the tree was just another thing to unpack and we didn’t even listen to Christmas music while doing it! And what about those Christmas movies. Scrooge, the musical, It’s a Wonderful Life, White Christmas, etc. We’ve hardly watched any, but there’s always next week.

And there’s tonight when we will write our Christmas letters to Jesus, take down the stockings and read out letters from years past, and play secret Santa.

Then there’s tomorrow morning when the kids will run downstairs to find the presents under the tree GONE! We will reenact the Christmas story with costumes and all and then go search for our presents like the Wise Men searched for Jesus!

Come to think of it, I don’t need a Christmas do over! Christmas will be just as wonderful and magical as it is every year!

Merry Christmas!