Today is December 26. The waiting is over. Christmas has come and gone. So, how’d it go? Did all your dreams come true? Get everything you want? Well, I’m not instantly rich or famous and I still want a swimming pool but my waiting is not over yet.
I love Christmas! Exclamation point! Love everything that goes with it! And we had an amazing day! Holidays with a seven year old are magical. We scattered reindeer food on our yard Christmas Eve night. The sprinkles are the main ingredient. I love that we have unopened new board games waiting to be played. My Renaissance girl wants to learn to sew so gifts included a new sewing kit and we are going to learn together. James assembled a new desk that has hours and hours of future learning to be completed on its surface. I also have video of one of the funniest Christmas events that is now a Christmas memory that I will never forget. One of Madison’s gifts included an Ant Farm, so Sweet Daddy assembled that for her. Dump in the sand, moisten the sand, dump in the ants (caution: these ants will sting) dump in the ants…”Caroline! help!” I am ashamed to say that I recorded the catastrophe instead of rushing to help. I see James chasing red ants all over the living room table!!! …And the cherry on top for Madison’s day was a collection of new stuffies. That is Madison’s thing. She is perfectly content in life with a stuffed animal in her arms. I treasure these days. There are not enough Christmases in my mothering career where my girl will giggle and sing and life will be made complete with such simple toys.
So, I’m content with Christmas and life with my family but I’m still waiting. I’m waiting today and I will be waiting tomorrow and I will still be waiting when next Christmas comes and goes. Because, don’t get me wrong, I LOVE Christmas, but that is not what I’m waiting for. Those presents won’t be opened on this earth. The very best presents are yet to come.
I laughed picturing your poor husband and those ants… I had a nice quiet Christmas. No trips to the doctors or hospital. I am very happy. We had snow flurries and temperature plummeted to minus 15 Celsius. We had sunshine today.
Honey
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Sounds wonderful friend. We did not have any snow. Wish we did. I LOVE snow! Happy day after Christmas ๐
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Well, my grandfather went into the hospital on Christmas Eve, so it wasn’t a merry Christmas for him. Luckily, I think my family and I managed to have a merry Christmas despite that. I’m glad your Christmas was so happy, though. ๐
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Oh, so sorry! I hope he is back home now. How is he?
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That was a lovely story of your happy Christmas. May all your wishes be fulfilled, and what you are waiting for come with the loveliest of surprises.
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Can you believe 2015 is upon us?!
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Not really! ๐
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Sounds like you had a great Christmas (despite the ravaging stinging ants which I’m embarrassed to say still have me chuckling), and I fully agree that the best Christmas is yet to come. Until that time, however, these earthly ones are a pretty good substitute as long as you have your families and friends to share them with.
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I am with you in agreement! …the ants will always bring me a laugh now with that memory. Madison is working on naming them all ๐
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My dad had a heart attack last Monday on the 15 and he had to have a triple bypass on Saturday. The doctors told us that him being home in time for Christmas was very slim, so I didn’t quite get my hopes up for it. This is all sad and depressing and I wouldn’t be mentioning it if he wasn’t sitting right next to me. He is very strong man I was extremely surprised to see him come home on Christmas Eve. This Christmas looked dim but ended up being one of the best.
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๐๐โบ๏ธwonderful story! What a great Christmas!!!
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It is over too soon and I will try to slow this next year down, so my children don’t grow up too fast. Happy New year to you and your family. Kath.
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I am with you! Christmas speeding by and arriving at the end of the year makes me intent on slowing down 2015!
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Funny!
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So glad to have found your blog. Love it and love how Jesus shines through you! Praying for you as you continue on this journey and yes you are so RIGHT, the best is yet to come!
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๐โบ๏ธ๐hope you enjoy reading
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http://mindspaceapocalypse.wordpress.com/2014/11/30/true-story-of-christmas/
All of my family aren’t alive anymore, except a few distant cousins n uncles that don’t live near me. I actually lost my dad to Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma on Dec. 9th a few years ago. My house burned down Jan. 13th 2013 (my bday is Jan. 10) so me and my girlfriend moved to a place away from everything, more relaxing than a normal neighborhood. Well, she left this February after 4 years so this christmas for was a weird & lonesone time where the happy jingles n songs were like a creepily dark soundtrack. The usual xmas specials were just mindless dribble so I did some writing and self-reflection, lately I’ve been learning a lot about myself. No presents though.
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What a story! When it rains, it pours! I can see that you know this all too well. Sorry? Coming from a stranger, it doesn’t mean much, but it has poured on me also and I have found hope during hard times. I hope we can encourage each other.
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Celtic blessings and wonderful to be reminded of that other world yet to come, full of love and blessings for us all. You inspire us!
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You make me smile! Inspired someone? I count my post successful. โบ๏ธ
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