Is it over yet? There is too much to do! Self imposed too much; I readily admit. Baking Christmas Cookies is the perfect example. Do I do it for me or for others. I love the process of making cookies. I love to bake in general. It relaxes me. And yes, I do love to eat cookies. In December, I think that there will be lots of opportunity to give them away which is the perfect storm for me. Giving them away is a justifiable reason to bake away but to whose benefit, mine or those who receive them? Another example is Christmas cards. As a child, my mother would hang each Christmas card that our family received on the trimming around the doors. I loved watching it grow as December marched by. As an adult, I have always hung my cards in a similar fashion, but I have noticed each year that less and less people send Christmas cards. It saddens me, but yet I totally understand as time is precious, postage goes up and we fall out of touch with friends. But yet, I struggle with who to send to, who to take off the list this year, etc. Dave has challenged me to rethink the way that I think Christmas. If it is truly about the celebration of Jesus’ birth, what are the ways to celebrate that? Christmas Cookies and Cards? Maybe or maybe not.
