This week has been lovely after a few weeks of hectic running around. I am finally catching up on a little sleep and feeling a little more normal (if I ever am normal he he) I love the week leading up to Christmas. The secret rustles, giggling and 'hide and seek' with gifts. I love the genuine love of people and care. I wish this could carry on all year. I love also the little secrets we do as a family for others. It gives us lovely warn fuzzies and excitement for the recipients of our secrets.
With all the commercialism of Christmas is is so easy to get caught up in the trims and trappings. How can we remember the true reason for Christmas? How can we get back to simplicity and celebrating the birth of Christ and spend quality time as a family? Here are some things that work for us
Get your thinking caps on and think about how you can get more meaning in your Christmas.
Merry Christmas to you all. Have a wonderful season and day
Love Catherine xxxxx
With all the commercialism of Christmas is is so easy to get caught up in the trims and trappings. How can we remember the true reason for Christmas? How can we get back to simplicity and celebrating the birth of Christ and spend quality time as a family? Here are some things that work for us
- K.I.S.S Keep it simple sister. Is is really necessary to make 20 ginger bread houses for gifts?
- Serve others. For our 12 days of Christmas this year we have done acts of service for each other in our home. I.E 1st day one act, 2nd day 2 acts etc. It has been really fun and has brought a lovely feel into our house
- Visit with neighbours
- Visits with elderly and those with no family
- Bake and drop off secretly on door steps
- Decorate letter boxes in your neighbour hood. Maybe even tape lollipops to the boxes too.
- Play traditional Christmas music
- Have all you meals together
- Make a handmade gift.
- Go to church on Christmas day (or as near to Christmas day as possible)
- Read or act out the Christmas story
- Sing carols
- Go carolling (lots of fun)
- Read Christmas books as a family
- Have a Christmas concert
- Go to a community carols night
- Drive around your neighbourhood looking at Christmas lights
- Sit and listen to a child or friend or family member.
- Serve as a local soup kitchen
- Wrap a couple of presents up and drop them in to a homeless shelter or woman's refuge
- Watch a Christmas movie together. The Nativity From the Church of Jesus Christ of latterday saints is beautiful. ( lds.org )
Get your thinking caps on and think about how you can get more meaning in your Christmas.
Merry Christmas to you all. Have a wonderful season and day
Love Catherine xxxxx
I love your 12 days of Christmas idea!
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