I have been married for almost 15 years. The first years of holidays {or more} we jumped in with the rest of the flood of folks who made mad rushes for the best toy of the year and those perfect gifts.
Many things have changed.
We don’t do black Friday, cyber Monday, or fill-in-the-blank best shopping day of the year.
We don’t even watch commercials {thank you DVR} to know what many of the hottest toys are.
I do our shopping online, looking for things that are somewhat educational, things that my children can use to develop their God-given interests. {With a stray stuffed friend here and there…}
Last year we slowed down.
This year we are crawling.
We are filling each evening with the Truth in the Tinsel advent, and end each evening with Jotham’s Journey and Scriptures.
As we sit and listen to dad read-in the glow of the soft, white, light of our tree-the children cuddle.
Some yawn.
They often camp out on the living room floor for sleep.
Some nights we all do.
And I cherish every minute of it.
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