I have to be honest. I've had a hard time believing that this year. This is my first Christmas away from my family in Oklahoma and its been a little hard for me to get into the spirit of things around here. John and I will be by ourselves and the thought of not spending time with family on Christmas day has been a little depressing. HOWEVER, God has again proven Himself faithful, loving and caring. Here's my story....
John and I decided since we weren't going to be with his family or mine that we would try to make this Christmas special on our own. Now mind you, I have not had a job for 4 months, so the bank roll is a little low. Besides our regular baking of Christmas cookies, we decided that we would not buy gifts for each other until we could hit the after Christmas sales in Dec. 26 and we were only going to spend a certain amount of money for that. That meant no gifts under the tree, so I had to be creative in my christmas tree decorating. :-) I love wrapping presents, and those of you who know me well know that I have an extensive collection of Christmas wrapping paper. So needless to say, I was a little bummed about not being able to wrap gifts. But, I stood my little 41/2 foot tree up on one of our little TV trays, covered the bottom in a sparkly snowflake fabric and set all of my larger snowmen under the tree. It looked really cute and it made it seem like we had a bigger tree. :-) I had forgotten that people would be sending us gifts! So, we got a box from Mom and I wrapped that box. I don't even know who it for, but it was fun to wrap it! I got a box from my grandmother, who shares my passion for wrapping paper, and knew that I would not have to wrap it. Beth sent us a little gift and it is sitting under the tree, also. And yesterday, we got a package from home that had 4 already wrapped gifts in it!!! So now, we have 7 wrapped gifts under our tree and it looks great! Its the little things...
John and I also decided that we would make our very own huge Christmas dinner. We sat down a few weeks ago and made up our menu. We wanted to cook a brisket and have all the trimmings.....downsized, of course, for two people. Well, I guess brisket is not a big deal up in Pennsylvania. I have been keeping my eye out for brisket for 3 weeks and have not been able to find one. We could have gotten one at Sam's, but they are huge and we would never have been able to eat it all. So, I have pretty much resigned myself to having ham or ribs. John said he would rather have ribs, so that was what we were going to get. But, lo and behold, when we were at the very busy grocery store, right next to the hams were two briskets, just the right size!!! I almost cried right in the middle of the meat department, I was so excited! So, our Christmas meal is ready to be made! John and I are cooking it together, and we plan on having a great time!
Isn't God awesome! He knew exactly what I needed to pick up my holiday spirits and provided it with time to spare! I love this season of the year, not only for the wonderment of God sending His only Son to earth for me, but also because of the wonderful memories and traditions that I have been able to share with family and friends over the years. This year is no different and I will enjoy making new traditions with John and our new friends, remembering that Christ has given me everything I need and proves it on a daily basis.
Merry Christmas!!
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Becky, I know that it is hard the first time you are away from home for the holidays. But, it is also a little bit relaxing, because you aren't so busy that you are exhausted or you lose focus of what Christmas is all about. It sounds like you have a wonderful day planned. Enjoy every minute of it and know that we will be missing you and thinking of you! Besides, we will talk on the phone, I am sure. Love you!
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