They change don't they? So fast and with the whip of the wind, they change. Suddenly Halloween is behind us and Christmas is here. I just love this season. I love how the crisp air and frost on the morning grass quietly says 'get ready, Winter is coming'. I love how sometimes you can smell someone's fireplace going somewhere in the neighborhood.
We were driving home tonight after a very nice day with our families and a few houses dotted along the way were already lit up in the yards. Christmas music playing in the car and the boys chattering in the back it simply felt peaceful. What is it about this time of year? I know we are so very blessed and maybe in some regards; lucky. Not all are. Do we have a perfect life? Not even close. Not saying we do, just that what we do have is a lot and I realize it.
It's similar to something in the air but so very intangible. You can't see it, smell it, touch it, not even if you tried could you. But it's there and it's real. I really love seeing yards with simple displays that just say "Happy Holidays" without even a sign or a word. Now the ones that have something on every empty spot on the lawn? Notsomuch. Simplicity speaks volumes to me. Much appreciated by my mind and eyes.
In the blink of an eye this Christmas will be gone and I for one will try to slow it down and relax; taking it all in and stopping what I'm doing when the boys say "mom come play with us". These are the days of our lives. Aren't they?
You cook, you clean, you go to work, you nourish, you love, you scold, you are professional and yet you hang your hat on every dust particle in your home. You are a woman. Some women are Moms and some are not. You are still a woman. We are all made similarly. We are strong.
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