Dear Daughters: Decorating at Christmas, Part I

Dear Daughters,


This is one of those occasions and seasons

when

it is very important that you

open up all the stops,

let go of the tight rein of what you think

you should be thinking and doing,

and enjoy it

ALL.

Over the years at Christmas,

you have seen me

decorate

everything in my line of vision,

including you,

if you stood still long enough.



And contrary to the naysayers,

who do not subscribe to the idea that a little

glittered

Christmas decorating and the Divine reason for this  season are

compatible,

I respectfully disagree.



Getting dolled up

is one of the ways

the women in our family

have always shown

their loved ones and their friends,

both the Divine and

the Divinely bestowed,



that it is time to

CELEBRATE.



You are also smart enough to know

that decorating at Christmas is not about the money spent,

the collections stored,

the ladders climbed to hang one more thing,

or

the color schemes changed.



I have done all of the above , and


I have learned at this stage in my life

It is about

knowing and accepting

WHY

I am doing it.



That is the motive that needs examining-

not whether or not I need more mercury glass votives.

If in the balance ,

of your day to day life

decorating at Christmas

is one of the ways

you are called to

illustrate the message in your home

that you are celebrating,

it is
OK. 


If in the balance of that same precious life (yours),

you are too tired,

too worried,

too afraid,

and too overwhelmed

to decorate as if your glue gun is on fire,


I know from past experience

that the season’s

BIRTHDAY HONOREE

will understand.


It really is

OK.


IT IS ALL OK.

Love,

Mom
***

 

Linking to the wonderful Suzanne’s

at Privet and Holly.