Today in my son's writing class, we learned to pare down the information in our papers to what is interesting to us. Even more than what is important, include what is interesting.
Thats a good rule for this blog.
I am going to write about what is interesting. Sometimes that will be what is important. And sometimes it will just be me getting out on (digital) paper what is going on in my head, and it may not interest anyone else. So here we go.
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We put away the Christmas stuff this weekend. I have pared down my decor to just the things I really love. Its pretty simple: a tree, stockings, wooden ornaments on a garland, Jesse tree ornaments on a garland, a basket of Christmas books, and a couple nativity scenes. The towels and dishes are gone and the ugly mugs too. Just the things I enjoy seeing around the house.
But it was time for even those things to go away.
I have one nativity scene that is breakable. It is the one that would go on a mantle if we had a fireplace. Every year I put it in various places that are out of little hands' reach. This year I tried putting it on the buffet, which also is my desk. Not a good idea. My intent was to keep the mail and little desk items off of there for the Christmas season, but bit by bit things accumulated and when I went to wrap up the nativity scene, almost all the figures had been shoved to the back.
Oh what an image of my heart! The Mary part gets shoved aside as the Martha part crowds in. I find it nearly impossible as a mom to not have the many little worries of life come in and keep me from choosing the "better thing".
This is why every week we sing again and again, "Now lay aside all earthly cares." Because from Sunday to Sunday, I have picked up some more (and probably picked up the old ones again) and I need to lay them aside anew.
When the burdens and cares are laid aside, then there is room for the manger in me.
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