It's Christmas time. That means many things for me. Not only is this a season full of Santa, Ho Ho Ho, sweets, and children buzzed with excitement, but it also is packed with stress, worries, cranky kids, and exhaustion. While I try to keep the spirit of Christmas alive in me and my family, I find myself challenged to find a balance at this time each year, to find peace. When at my wit's end, here's where I can find it.
* Church - The place itself with its beautiful and inspiring stained glass windows, the liturgy and everpresent reminder that Jesus loves each of us, the people who, like me, are looking for a sense of peace and hope.
* Blue Christmas tree lights. These will always remind me of the tree lights we had growing up. The big fat blue lights that grew hot to the touch. The ones that had a certain "hot" smell. These were the true color of Christmas for me.
* Christmas music - Favorites are the sountrack for CBS' Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer and A Charlie Brown Christmas.
* Watching The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
* Snow - lots of it. The more the better. Just watching the snow is so darn relaxing.
* Creating - not necessarily scrapbooking, but just CREATING anything.
* Licking the bowl of Mom's chocolate poundcake mix. Yummmm!
* Sitting in my favorite rocker by the window in my bedroom reading. Just reading and watching the sun shine outside.
* Hot bubble baths
* Lots of candles
* Finally, but certainly not least important - prayer
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