I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas! We really enjoyed our time with our families, ate waaaay too much food, and stayed up late every night. It was great! One of the things we particularly enjoyed was making a deliberate effort to sing carols together....both sides of our families wanted to do it, and it made our get-togethers very special. Lauren chose songs and printed off the words (made all the difference) and then, with Nathan on guitar, Meghan on piano and all of us joining in, the music was sweet and beautiful. Nothing better than hearing the little grandkids singing Silent Night and Away in a Manger. I wiped a few tears during our sing along....just so very sweet.
Well, I felt pretty organized about this Christmas weekend until late Saturday afternoon. I'd wrapped almost everything, had the food prepared and the house was fairly neat. Then there was a sudden last-minute flurry of activity to pull everything together, get all the wrapping paraphanelia out of the guest room and then get dressed for dinner. Everything ended up in my bedroom - all the empty boxes and paper and ribbon - and after gifts were opened, even MORE stuff ended up in there. The sweaters, books, picture frames, and other gifts - they now sit.....waiting to find permanent homes. As much as I've hated sleeping in such a mess, I've been too pooped to do much more that shove it all off my bed so I can collapse in it each night. Can you relate?
Today's Small Thing is to find places to put the new gift items.
I will have to shift a few things around in order to display the new framed photos I received from my kids. I love them so much, and can't wait to see them sitting out where I can see them. The trick is to REMOVE other decor to make room so it doesn't become a cluttered mess. You might want to grab a box or bag to actually get rid of (gasp!) some of your old things to make room for the new. We can't keep hauling more and more stuff inside without letting go of some things, right? Removing the old clutter will help us enjoy the new things even more.
While you ponder where to put your Christmas things, let me ask you: what was your favorite gift that you GAVE this year? Did you find the PERFECT thing for someone and enjoy seeing them open it?? We'd love to know!!!
Song of the Day: Silent Night, Sarah MacLachlan
