So, today is January 6th and part of my New Year's Resolution is to be a more committed blogger! Another reason for this is that I have so many wonderful things going on in my life, I just have to record it somewhere!
In the past month I have graduated from school with my Master's (there is a God!) and celebrated a very special Christmas with my most special family. Christmas is hands-down my favorite time of year. 1) Because it celebrates the birth of our Lord Jesus. 2) Because it is a time of family togetherness (this should be all year long, and pretty much is down South where I'm from!) and also a time to reassess what is important in life. and 3) Because it demands two of my favorite things: love and hope.
Christmas is all about love. It marks the beginning of perhaps the most sincere chapter of God's love story written for us---His sending Jesus. Remembering God's love reminds us to love those around us, and---like a smile or a great laugh---it's contagious. But we can not find Christmas without also finding Hope. Whether it's a child desperately hoping Santa got his list, or our hope found in the birth of Christ, Hope is reinvigorated at this time of year. It's almost as if from December 1st to the first week of January (when resolutions and new goals are still fresh and possible) that we stock up on all our hope for the year.
As cliche as it may sound, I really want to keep "Christmas" all year. Hope and love should fill our every day.
Christmas was also a special time for me----filled with hope and love----because I said "Yes" to my future husband. What a wonderful season to make such a commitment! As we embark on this journey together (much of which will I'm sure be shared with you!) I can not help but feel more love and, yes, more hope than ever before.
May God bless you in this New Year! Much more to come soon!
