Today, after a very full Christmas day, I am easing into reality. I promise a special Tea Time Tuesday tomorrow. There are still messes of Christmas gifts here and there, it is blizzarding outside, and I have a million and one deadlines and responsibilities upon me. Yet, I am choosing to walk through each busy moment with a slow and steady heart. I will cultivate peace today with the assurance that eventually, I will get my life back together, one little piece at a time. And, remembering to take snapshots of my lovely people who will not always be with me.
This is my 43rd Christmas in which to partner with Clay. He has become the stocking master and gets so many interesting things to surprise us with. I am the cook, with now, lots of help from my adult children. But we work together to make Christmas a memorable time for all.
You can see our Shepherd’s meal table before we turned out all the lights. This year was particularly relaxing and filled with sweet conversation.* (more photos on Instagram and Facebook)
Next, a last photo of our “Christmas Room” dubbed by my children years ago.
*Every year we have breakfast out and then meander to a favorite place to take the family photo.
*What a gift it has been to be gifted a daughter-in-law who is indeed my kindred spirit. We have so much fun together.
*This is the first year we had our boys without any of our girls. I had to document the photo. (Keep in mind that I an almost 5’8”, even though they make me look small—and you will know I have tall, handsome boys.
*Darcy Dog and Nathan grace the last photo—It looks as thought they are beholding the angel who spoke to the shepherds. They are both spell bound.
God bless you today, my friends. Peace be yours.