THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS HERE AT LAST!
Anyone who knows me well will likely roll their eyes and think "Oh no...not more of this!" but I just can't help it! I absolutely love the holiday season for so many reasons that I am going to share with you today...okay...maybe it is just one reason but it manifests itself in so many different ways.
Everything you do during the holiday season is about love!
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| Coffee mug from breakfast this morning |
Even if you think that you get presents for people because you have to, you feel like you have to get them something because part of you loves them. I love people. I love when people feel loved. So I show them I love them in a way I know best - giving gifts is actually a legitimate love language. If you aren't a great gift-giver or don't want to feed into commercialism (trust me, I argue with myself on that one every year), there are still many things you can do to show people you love them. Write them a letter, have a party where you surround yourself with the people you love, or just visit someone and show them that you care.
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| The outlet shops near me all ready for the holidays |
People's hearts are so full of love this time of year. We get so sucked in and just try to move through the rest of the year, but it is so great to just stop and remember how much you love the people in your life and how thankful you are for their presence every day. Sometimes it doesn't even have to be with friends or family. The entire holiday season, starting the week of Thanksgiving, if I go to a drive through or coffee shop or something like that, I'll pay the tab for the person behind me. Yesterday I got a coupon for $10 off a $25 purchase that was valid that day. There was no way I was going to use it, so my friend and I went to the checkout line and handed our coupons to people who could use them.
I know what you're thinking. I've talked about giving to others and random acts of kindness, but that only covers the part of the holiday season that encourages materialism and things like that. But let's get down to the root of all of this. Christmas is the time of the year when we celebrate the best love we could ever experience. The love of Jesus. This is when we think about Him becoming human for us and the ultimate love that He shares with every human. What better way to remember and celebrate Him than to share our human capacity for love with everyone else?!
Just some food for thought as we head into the holiday season!
Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to people of good will. ~Luke 2:14
Pax,
Kay
It warms my heart so much to see so many people pour out so much love this time of year! And those outlets decorated look like a dream. Thank you for the sweet comment you left on my blog :)
ReplyDeleteOf course! They are so well decorated and it just makes me so happy for Christmas! I hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday season!
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