Sunday, December 4th we went out on our annual trek into the woods to find a Christmas tree. Every year we have fewer and fewer children along and this year we were down to one...Hope! Hunting for the tree is a bit of an art, because most of the trees growing wild grow in clusters which means they are not very well formed. You have look for one that is standing alone, off by itself so that the branches will have grown evenly all the way around.
Hope spotted our tree after we had been walking for only a few minutes and she cut it down for us. We dragged it back to the truck, took it home and decorated it that night.
There are so many things that I love about Christmas. I love the way we go out together and look for the perfect tree. I love the smell of the pine as the tree is cut. I love taking out the decorations and looking at all the decorations the kids made when they were little. For me, Christmas is about slowing down and taking time to be with family and friends, and reflecting on what is really important in life. Our circumstances are not always as we would choose, but we are called to live above our circumstances. Rocky remembered an old hymn the other night that included the following thought: we may not know what the future holds, but we know who holds the future. How true!
This Christmas Season, take heart and lift your gaze. Join us as we remember that the reason we celebrate isn't just because a baby was born. We celebrate because that baby grew up and became the ultimate sacrifice that enabled us to be restored into the Kingdom. We are sons and daughters of the King of kings and the Lord of lords. Now we can twinkle and shine, just like the lights on our tree, and honour Him with our lives.
Blessings,
Karren
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