December :)

It's December! (Really??) This year has flown by SO fast. And now it's only 24 days until Christmas, and 16 days until Christmas break. (Not that I'm counting.....) But I still have to buy ALL of my Christmas gifts, and finish my Christmas list. Yipes.

I love Christmastime. I love the cheerful decorations and the quirky Christmas trees and beautiful twinkly lights. I love celebrating Advent, lighting a candle every night, and remembering the real meaning of Christmas. How many of us get caught up in gift-giving and receiving, Christmas parties, and decorations? It's so easy to do, especially in a secular society that celebrates a secular Christmas. This is my family's first time celebrating Advent at home (we've done it at church), and I love it. It helps me remember that the only reason we have Christmas, the only reason we have strength to keep going in the new year, the only reason we have any hope of ever seeing our God face-to-face someday, is because of a tiny baby that was born on Christmas in a barn. Crazy. :)

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

Luke 2:14

Have an amazing December! :)

Love,

Amanda