I can’t believe that Christmas is a week away! How did that happen? Part of the reason I’ve been behind on blogging is that I have been out many evenings trying to finish up my shopping or buying ingredients to finish up my baking, or trying to get my cards addressed. I’m sure you can relate. 🙂
Back at the beginning of the month, I posted our Christmas bucket list. I decided to give you a little update on how we are doing.
Activities:
– Go downtown to see the lights at the James Center
Spiritual:
– Read the Christmas story to Savannah & Brady {if he’ll sit still long enough}
– Attend our church’s Christmas Eve service
Honoring Our Children in Heaven:
– Leave flowers at Andrew’s grave
– Purchase an ornament for baby #4
Movies/TV shows:
– Watch as many Christmas specials as we can
– Rent at least 1 Christmas movie to watch as a family
Service:
– Bring Christmas cookies to a local fire station or hospital
– Have Savannah select 5 toys to donate
As you can see, we are behind! But, you know what? I’m totally okay with it. I read a very timely article HERE that articulated what I needed to hear so badly at this time of year. I’m slowly letting go of my too-high expectations of myself.
So, as the next 5 days come and go, we will do what we can and the rest just might not happen. The wonderful thing is that we’ve actually done much more than what’s actually on our list. A lot of the fun moments or meaningful conversations haven’t been planned in advance, but have just happened as we’ve gone about our day or attended some of the functions on our calendar!
How are you doing with the items on your Christmas bucket list?
Are you feeling pressured to make lots of memories or are you content to savor each moment of the season?
