Who looks forward to the holiday season each year!? Hmmm . . . I think it’s safe to say that most of us stay focused on the beauty and joy of the season, but sometimes the holiday season simply overwhelms us: the parties, the gifts, the food prep, the decorating, the shopping, the lines, and on and on. If we’re honest, it can be at least a bit overwhelming, right?
Wherever you find yourself on the spectrum from ecstatic about the holidays to dreading the holidays, I’d like to encourage you to focus on LIGHT. Where do you find LIGHT? After all, it’s winter: the days are colder, damper, and darker. So where do you find LIGHT? I imagine you, like me, find LIGHT in many places:
Christmas lights – indoors and outdoors
Holiday scented candles
A warm crackling fire
The stars and the moon
And we also find a different kind of LIGHT that brightens our hearts and homes:
Laughter as we play games together
Hot cocoa or cider on a chilly day
GIVING gifts and seeing a loved one’s face LIGHT up
Music that reminds us of the reason for this special season
Cards and letters from friends and family
Pj days and piles of blankets
Christmas books and movies
Sleeping in . . . and staying up late
Many opportunities show up each day to brighten our day and shine a little LIGHT on us. I pray that as you choose to look for the LIGHT in many creative ways during this holiday season, you also focus on “The LIGHT” who is a person: Jesus. Jesus is the reason we celebrate the season. This baby . . . born long ago . . . is still celebrated today, and HE IS THE ONE TRUE LIGHT that will always shine.
As you focus on The LIGHT, I hope you enjoy this new song by Awaken Music, titled “The Light”. “The darkness cannot hide the LIGHT”!!
On behalf of everyone here at The Write Journey, we hope you have a happy, healthy, and blessed month of December. We can’t wait to connect with you in the New Year!
Speaking Life,
Kris C.