How to Keep Christmas Well
Merry Christmas, friends! This is my view as I’m reflecting on Christmas and thinking about my Christmas message to you this year. I will start with “Thank you,” because, as always, so many of you have been so kind to think of me and ask about my family and let us know you’re praying for us on this first Christmas without my dad.
And as for my best tip on how to keep Christmas well…here it is. Don’t fret over the insignificant. Remember the best present is presence. Take all the pictures, give all the hugs, say all the words. Make all the memories.
And then, so you will have those memories to reflect on for years to come, write them down. I’m not the best at keeping journals throughout the year. But, I have this Christmas journal, which I started writing on Grant’s first Christmas, back in 1997. And every year since, I have kept our Christmas here.
I even write about the gifts we gave the kids and the ones we received.
I write out our plans even into New Year’s. And then, as I get the book out each year, I look back over the pages and remember.
The last lines from last year’s pages say this, “We shall see what comes next. God, be with us!”
And He has been.
Because of Christ, I can keep Christmas well. Because of Him, I know this picture was not really our last Christmas with my dad. We will be celebrating Christmas together again one day. I pray you have this hope as well.
Merry Christmas, friends!
Jordyn Upchurch
December 24, 2015 @ 5:06 pm
I absolutely love the idea of a Christmas journal! For as long as I can remember, I've kept a daily journal. As I get older and have less time at night to keep a daily one, a Christmas journal would be such a fun way to remember our memories!
xoxo, SS
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marty (A Stroll Thru Life)
December 24, 2015 @ 5:07 pm
May your Christmas be Blessed and the Merriest.
Unknown
December 25, 2015 @ 7:27 pm
Holiday Greetings!
Yes this is my fifth Christmas without my mom. Dad and sibs are all out of state so calls/emails are done. I've baked like crazy giving the various items away to friends/neighbors because it is better to give then receive. I love the surprise looks on people's faces when I'm at their door with a wrapped pie or assortment of cookies. I regard myself very much the humanitarian and hope I've made some child's Christmas a little brighter as a result. Being blest allows you to be a blessing to others, and I attempt to live by that mantra every day.