Been a little lacking in the posting department

Wow, can't believe it has been several months since I posted anything to my blog. Amazing how time flies and just life in general just gets busier and busier, leaving very little time for the simple things. Well today is one of those days that I am reflecting and just enjoying the quietness. You see, "quiet" is a very rare thing in this house these days. With four busy children its a commodity by any means. So when a quiet day presents itself I take full advantage of it.

This day was not planned, just happened by circumstance, you see, I have been fighting a cold for the past several days and have not felt up to par, so when my work called this morning and asked if I wanted to be on-call, I gladly took it. My wonderful husband was nice enough to get the little ones ready and took them to the sitter so I could stay home and rest. It was nice to get some extra sleep without any interuption, can you believe I woke up at 11am? I was shocked too! I finally manage to get some motivation and decided to go downstairs and wrap some Christmas presents while I do not have prying eyes interupting. The only sound being made is coming from my computer, playing Christmas music and the sound of wrapping paper being cut and folded around presents. Then I manage to go under the stairs and start pulling out Christmas decorations to put out and on the tree. This is like a walk down memory lane for me. I see decorations from the years gone by, those handmade by a tiny child who is tiny no more, that bring back warm and fuzzy memories. Look at old Christmas cards that have been sent over the last 20 years from family and friends. Ornaments that have been given to me by my dear sweet grandma, who is no longer with us. These hold a very dear and special place in my heart. My grandma was a Christmas baby and she loved the holidays like no other, it was always a time to get together with family, talk and catch up on all the things going on in everyone lives, eat and open gifts. Christmas just seems like such a magical time, I love seeing my two littlest children getting excited at all the lights and decorations. I can only hope as my children grow up that they see the importance of family and not the importance of the gifts. That they look back and reflect on the true meaning of Christmas: CHRIST! The birth of our Lord and Saviour, the One who loved us enough to lay down his life on the cross. How lucky we are to have a God that loves us THAT much!