I confess, we decorate for Christmas earlier & earlier every year! And I blame this on my sweet husband, who tends to believe Christmas starts Nov. 1! He's not ashamed to go all out with his Christmas Cheer... and over the years I've started to see why & have conformed to his ways! Now don't get me wrong, we DO still celebrate Thanksgiving. Many have told me that by decorating early we choose to overlook Thanksgiving! But hear me out, our logic holds two main points:
1) Being that I don't decorate for Thanksgiving, why not make my Christmas decor time & efforts last just a little longer! For us, we'd rather enjoy all the decorations as long as possible, & personally I prefer to have it up longer before Christmas rather than after!
2) Jesus Christ IS 'the reason for the Season', so why not celebrate Thanksgiving with that in mind & give the ultimate thanks for His life & sacrifice?! To me, the two holidays go hand-in-hand & deserve to be celebrated amongst each other! Jesus Christ is the primary reason for our thanks & by being in the Christmas spirit I tend to look at Thanksgiving through a whole new lens... Give it a try. Go into this next week of Thanksgiving remembering the story of Christmas and embrace the fact that one could not happen with out the other; Christ being born & walking our earth to be sacrificed on our behalf, to me that is where the ultimate Thanksgiving lies!
This year I was rather pleased with the simplicity of my mantel, so when I received my new stockings (which a dear friend made) I had to improvise to not over power the beauty of the mantel... So, I decided they would be best displayed on our piano!
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Zeek has done impressively well with not touching our tree or lights... But I think he's a little distracted with pulling up on anything he can grab, which at the moment is the fireplace! But, what fun it is to watch him stand there & "ooo & aww" at his daddy while making a fire! Those are the precious holiday moments I'm already cherishing!
Happy Holidays!
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