I had great intentions about writing during the Christmas holiday, but it got away from me what with cooking and baking and wrapping. Entertaining too. Perhaps you felt the same way.
Soon it will be New Year’s Eve, and Christmas 2015 will be just a memory. I’m fine with the entire year being in the past tense, as it was a challenge to say the least. Still, Christmas 2015 deserves recognition as one that found me scaling back and enjoying more.
We bought a smaller, pre-lit Christmas tree. It was easier to assemble, yet still festive. I loved sitting beside it during December as we awaited the Christ Child and Santa. We didn’t display all the snow people I’ve collected, and I didn’t miss them. This is not to say I won’t display my collection again, but this year it felt right to keep them in their storage homes. We hung our stockings by the chimney with care, but it was mostly for decoration. I didn’t fill them this year, and nobody commented.
As for Christmas dinner, it was an experiment. My oven is on its last leg, so we ate in arbitrary courses as one item got done and the others needed more time. Still, our group didn’t go hungry.
Regardless of the scaling back, we were most blessed. When I think of how much of the world is in turmoil, I am even more thankful that we could put aside our obligations and come together as the year wanes.
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