Christmas is near...

I love December! Christmas is coming and everyone is in the holiday mood! Our christmas tree is decorated (see above) with tons of ornaments! We have picture ornaments for every year since birth for all us kids, plus keepsake ornaments, and other cute ones we couldn't bear to part with. Topped with a stained glass star, it is the 'perfect' tree (we say that every year, but its true!). Soon my cousins, Tina and Justin, will come over and decorate cookies with frosting and sprinkles, yum! Thinking of gifts to buy, making a wishlist for yourself... but we rarely stop and think about the reality: Jesus had no decorated house, no cookies or warm afghans to snuggle up in, and only three gifts. He got three gifts, so why should we, his humble servants, get any more? We are no more deserving and yet we sometimes take the christmas story for granted. When everything is crazy getting ready for christmas, stop and think about how much Jesus did without and maybe then you will see a not-quite- full stocking as a blessing and priveledge.
Merry Christmas!
~Sara~