Christmas

Even through all the craziness of this season, I still somehow manage to find time to reflect on what Christmas really  means. Yeah, I know that Jesus birthday  was earlier, sometime during the spring or summer. But that is besides the point...a little. Or the fact that the wise men in fact came two years AFTER He was born....is to a little besides the fact. They're important facts, but sometimes I wonder if we focus more on the minors rather than the majors.
To me decorating, having cookies, getting presents is tad bit important. It adds to the celebration of Christ's birth. Please let me explain why. It is true that we don't need these these things to make Christmas. But to me it is a way to celebrate. I remember my favorite Christmas. We didn't have much money, and we were in the process of moving so we didn't get our full Christmas decorations up. But we spent time cookies, and decorating  what we could. Mostly though we spent the majority of the time at grandparents working our...well you know off. However, decorating, baking, and ect. are only extras.
I think of it this way. All those things are the.added touches that helps build up memories and excitement for His "birthday". They aren't necessary by any stretch of the imagination. Just like having a cake isn't necessary for you to have for your birthday.
But oddly enough it helps me be reminded of Him. It helps me celebrate His coming into this world just for me. I don't need those things...but it is sure is nice to have a party for His sake. That is why I say those things are important to me. Its the reason behind all of those things. But honestly if I did none of them...and instead reflected only Him I think it would be just as special. And I know he'd give me grace because He know how much it means to me to decorate for him. Its strangely not the baking that grabs my attention although I happen to adore preacher cookies. Nor family time...it is decorating. It happens every time. I always picture Him coming to a beautifully decked out home. My only danger is that I find myself nick picking about decoration and lose relationship time with Him.
I know I said above that decorating, baking, and getting presents are important. They are the icing on the cake. I can not lie. However...I fully know that it is Jesus who is the reason to celebrate this glorious holiday.
I must admit I was tired of people telling me decorations do not matter. Having goodies do not matter. Presents do not matter. But they do. They just do not take place of my Beloved. I embrace if you will semi commercial Christmas...but they are not why Christmas is Christmas. Jesus is the reason.
I hope I have conveyed to you correctly what I have learned. I don't need anything to celebrate Jesus other than my heart. But since I have the resources to make a big deal of it you bet your bottom dollar I will.

Catching up

I haven't posted a while. It been crazy busy. The play took up the majority of time. So much that unfortunately we barely had time to cook and well...forget about the house. Needless to say I have been working hard at cleaning. We finally have places to sit now and our family room floor has been vacuumed much to mom's delight. I have never seen our house in such disarray since we moved it. However, I am swiftly getting it back into shape and getting paid to boot.

Other than getting my home and my room organize, I have been re-studying the DAM book again hoping for once and for all to find an organized solution of filing my 10,000 plus photographs. I am sure the numbers will go down because no doubt I have several copies of the same things. I can't wait to get back into my organize life...as far as home and stuff that "should" be organize as well as can be. But my life is a mystery and as Jo says " we must find the pieces." In other words, I must learn in to coop in a messy world and find ways to make it beautiful. Take stewardship and prideful ownership of which I can call my own.

Other things which are new are I am learning numbers...like Excel type numbers. A tad bit difficult but I think worth the battle. Also I am really trying to learn this phone of mine on which I am typing as you read. Considering that my business is underway and will be opening in hopefully late 2012 to early...very early 2013. I thought it would be good to become very familiar with keeping up with things using my phone. We will see how that goes...

When Pellissippi starts again, I will be learning french once more. And hopefully my lovely sister will finally teach me Spanish. On top of that I desire to understand grammar better and work a bit more on my spelling...except in this post. I have decided to give myself grace considering I am after all typing on a phone. But I am excited. I am learning these things for myself and that makes a world of difference.

Lastly, I am determine to read two good books a month. Something that will help me grow in some form of fashion. It could be related to my business to my spiritual life. But I am excited about it and on my plan ride hope to make a list of books I will read. That will be 24 books a year...not shabby for a busy college student right? Sigh. I can only make tine for certain things.

I must end this post. It has taken me nearly half an hour and I do want to get more cleaning finish.

There's frost outside

This morning I work up to a beautiful array of frost in my yard. For a second, I thought it was snow. Excitement built up and then dashed. Oh, well. Snow will come soon enough. Winter is coming and somehow I think it will be very special to me personally and to others in more ways than one. I am thrilled about it. There's something God is up to and my restless spirit longs to be in the know. The waters have been storming for a long while and a it is time for rest. However, I think the adventures have just begun and it.is.going.to.be.good.

Decorating on a small small budget

So this year I've decided to crochet and create all homemade Christmas gifts. Within two months I've crocheted four items and am in the process of three more. My parents gifts is going to be bbbbbeeeeeaaaauuuuuttttiiiifffffullll Plus if they do not like it I'll just keep it. Grin. I am so excited this Christmas season. It'll be my first attempt of making pretty much everything homemade. As soon

Christmas is just around the corner. I've decided considering I'm a poor college student, that I'll make my decoration for my room. I'm a classic, vintage type of person. A few pops of color here and there. So, I am determined to cut out snow flakes, out of recycled papers and make colored ornaments and hang from my ceiling and windows. Take pieces of cardboard, design them into whatever I desire and glitter them...hopefully we have glitter. Whatever I can use to decorate with what I have, and hopefully my room will turn into a beautiful Christmas room...for under $5 bucks.

The only thing that I'll allot myself to buy is new sheets for my bed. Working with only one real set of sheets, I figured I can splurge and get myself new sheets.  I've chosen gold...I'd love red, but it wouldn't work. So I'll decorate with red. So besides that purchase of hopefully no more than $35, I'll be good. I'll tell you whether or not I was able to decorate my room for a total of $40...we'll see. I'd love to hang white lights, but I don't own any. Plus I have a feeling my mom and Kate will take them. So....it would be colored lights. Strangely enough I don't really enjoy colored lights and prefer white lights now. It is odd because last year I 'hate' white lights and wanted the colored. But I think the white lights gives a more grown up affair and classic look. We'll see what happens. I know I don't want a "cute" room, that isn't my style. I don't mind cute things, particular if it is clothing. But I'd rather it be refreshing, wonderful, and cozy then cute. I've never done something like this, so I'm pretty excited to try my hand at it. When I am finished, I'll post photographs.

Believe it or not, I wrote this two weeks ago and post on my other blog. But I wanted to add. 

Beginning of week two of December. I've woken up to the fact of a person will little money to spend on decoration better have lots of time for creating. Unfortunately, I'm so busy that my parents rarely see me even though I'm in the same house at the same time as they are. But I'm typing away and researching way down on the opposite of the house...and in my opinion away from the fun. This means, I rarely have time to decorate my bedroom. It is rare these days for me to get in bed earlier than 11...most times its midnight. Leaving me to fall asleep at 1:30. 

On the bright side, I've gotten a very small wreath finished and half way through my big wreath. My sister has kindly loaned me her white lights and small decorations. God, I love that you gave me such a rose as her. The sheets...huh they didn't work out. I found some for 15.99 and 27.99, but they didn't work. So back to the store they go...when I make time. But my room is clean...well it was until Red and Kate decided to jam in my room. Now I have a piano in the middle of my room. Got to love them...they are the best of the best. 

My gifts are coming slowly and surely. I am so excited! I just pray I can finish them in time. Hopefully this Saturday I can finish my room and photograph to make good on my words, we'll see. I've got to run, I should have been studying, but I miss my blog. It brings me relief and I hope does for you as well.