Today is Christmas and it’s still hard for me to believe even though we have been to 3 Christmas gatherings this weekend. I am so surprised at how fast this year has gone by. We had Christmas with my siblings on my moma’s side Friday night. I have looked forward to this Christmas for months because that’s when we planned it. Jeremy was stuck working Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and he was able to come and my brother Ricky and his family were able to be there. And we didn’t have to rush because we had nowhere else to be! We had a ball!!! Then we had Christmas with Jeremy’s parents and sister on Christmas Eve and we had to rush because Jeremy had to go to work, but we still had a great time. Then today I got to go to church and then we went to Jeremy’s grandparents and had a good time. It’s been a good Christmas even though it’s been filled with tons of emotions for me. I am extremely sentimental about everything. And I have been very sentimental about the fact that it’s our last Christmas in our first house. We will be back to Pulaski for other Christmases with our families, but we will never be back to this house. Not to mention, Jeremy is working. I am very thankful for the extra money, but still sad he isn’t here with me. Today was also the last Sunday for the Britton’s at Fairview. And this saddens me for lots of reasons. They have been a HUGE inspiration to us. A great example of a Christian family and they played a huge role in getting us back on track with our Christianity. Not to mention, God has blessed Brandon with some amazing pulpit abilities. I have learned a lot from that family and I will be forever grateful!!! I am excited for them as they embark on their new journey! Exactly 6 months from today, we will be officially starting our new journey. Jeremy will be sitting in his very first class on June 25th!!! WOW! I am so very proud of that man! He has grown as a Christian, a man and a husband over the last several months and it has been truly amazing! He has always been a good husband and man, but it’s multiplied now! And as I talked about in my infertility blog that I have good times and bad and this weekend has been more towards the bad. I haven’t balled my eyes out, but I have to say I have been jealous. I know that’s wrong, but I LOVE giving gifts. And even in my Scrooge attitude this Christmas, I have really enjoyed hearing what all the kids are getting and what “Santa” brought. Even though we do not plan on doing “Santa” if we ever have kids, it would still be fun to plan out the gifts and stay up and put them all out on Christmas Eve. I hope one day we get to enjoy that. And I am going to make sure if we do have kids that they know that there are children who are not as privileged and I want to teach them the importance of giving and of being thankful! A lot of kids nowadays just expect gifts and don’t appreciate them at all. But back to my whole weekend down in the dumps, in Brandon’s sermon this morning, he said when you are having anxiety or are down, focus on the positive and all the blessings in your life. Well I could focus for a LONG time on all my blessings. I am grateful to God that He has blessed me as greatly as He has! I hope you all have had a very Merry Christmas and have reflected on your blessings!!! Love to all and God Bless!
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