it's DECEMBER!!
the month of
joy, cheer, snowand
CHRISTMAS!! :D
and this year
i am DONEwith pretty, polite and quiet christmas-ness!!
i want to see awesomely themed
christmas sweaters!
red outfits with white fur trim,
striped decorationssparkly garlands,
hot chocolate,cheesy christmas music,
gingerbread houses,bed-time stories
nativity scenes,caroling
and home-made snowflakes!!
in short,
i want a gloriously kitschy christmas!! :Dand this is the point where
you're probably shaking your head and thinking,"oh, poor misled emily -
you're forgetting the meaning of christmas!"
you're forgetting the meaning of christmas!"
"actually, i'm not."
because an over-the-top christmas
means you can't forget christmas.and last year,
i forgot.don't get me wrong,
being together with my family,opening presents
and eating a christmas dinner together
was wonderful -
completely wonderful!
but i spent the weeks preceding christmas
running around trying to find a job,
buying presents online,
completing my finals,
listening to my every-day music
and fulfilling my calling.
my birthday suddenly arrived and i was shocked!
then i blinked, and it was christmas eve -
and we were about to do our
shepherd's dinner/nativity story,
and i wasn't ready.
i had all my presents purchased and wrapped,
but emotionally, i wasn't ready for christmas.
i hadn't thought about the Savior,
the prophesies,
His life,
the plan,
service,
or my family
the entire month.
and after christmas was over,
i had wished i had actually CELEBRATED christmas.
so while i'm aware and reverence the fact
that christmas
is about Christ
and not Santa or his elves,
all of that ooey-gooey wonderfully
christmasy cheer and music
helps remind me
that a special day is coming
and that i need to be ready.
so, with Pres Uchtdorf's counsel still in mind*,
i plan to kitsch up my christmas this year! :)
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!
*https://lds.org/general-conference/2010/10/of-things-that-matter-most?lang=eng
read it, love it, live it. :)
was wonderful -
completely wonderful!
but i spent the weeks preceding christmas
running around trying to find a job,
buying presents online,
completing my finals,
listening to my every-day music
and fulfilling my calling.
my birthday suddenly arrived and i was shocked!
then i blinked, and it was christmas eve -
and we were about to do our
shepherd's dinner/nativity story,
and i wasn't ready.
i had all my presents purchased and wrapped,
but emotionally, i wasn't ready for christmas.
i hadn't thought about the Savior,
the prophesies,
His life,
the plan,
service,
or my family
the entire month.
and after christmas was over,
i had wished i had actually CELEBRATED christmas.
so while i'm aware and reverence the fact
that christmas
is about Christ
and not Santa or his elves,
all of that ooey-gooey wonderfully
christmasy cheer and music
helps remind me
that a special day is coming
and that i need to be ready.
so, with Pres Uchtdorf's counsel still in mind*,
i plan to kitsch up my christmas this year! :)
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!
*https://lds.org/general-conference/2010/10/of-things-that-matter-most?lang=eng
read it, love it, live it. :)
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