So this is Christmas!

I cannot seem to get into the Christmas Spirit this year. I know I am totally blessed with our two boys and really could not ask for more. I think the thing that hinders it is the fact that people EXPECT more! So it makes it hard to be just okay with the fact that we are celebrating the birth of our Savior and snuggle up with our families on the couch or wherever. It makes it a hard thing to do when you have to find that perfect present for uncle Bob or that amazing video game for a niece or nephew... It has gotten way out of control I think. Please don't get me wrong. I appreciate every little detail about being with family and all of whatever I get, but I think it is blown way out of proportion and it is supposed to be about JESUS CHRIST's BIRTHDAY!

This year my husband and I are going to go through the house, pray about what to give and to whom it should be given. I often joke about the fact that we have nothing of any great value that anyone would want. Well we have the boys but we can't give them away just yet. I realize it is fabrication though. Some don't even have a couch or a kitchen table much less some "frugal" decorating things and or clothes for that matter. We are continuing to pray about it and see where God leads us to give. It is exciting in some ways, but ask me how I feel after I feel led to give my camera away or something like that! hahaha Uggghhhhh talk about out of your comfort zone. I love giving, I truly do. It is one of my love languages but I usually call the shots on what all I give away. Most times someone comes into my home and says "oooh I like that!" and by the end of their visit it is boxed up and ready to go home with them. I love to give on my terms I guess you could say. This time it is out of my control; Go God!

Merry Christmas!!!