For those of you who have read my earlier blogs, I have kept our Christmas tree up in our dining room for the last 4 or 5 years or so. There are several reasons for this: laziness, no storage, year-round decorations. It really was cute when I actually changed the decor to match the season but that ended two years ago. Just recently, last week, I actually took the 4th of July ornaments off and began vacuuming the branches to prepare for Christmas decorating. My sister came for Thanksgiving and to watch my boys play for the NM State AA Football Championship Title and I was graced with those too-few-and-far-between visits with my two beautiful nieces. So being a cool aunt I thought we would decorate the Christmas tree together. Well, time flew by and the tree stands in the dining room - empty except for the topper, which is a gold crown. And I am reminded that all the ornaments in the boxes, the lights that have been chewed through by puppies long ago given away, the half of the tree is a different color green due to the dust that still layers the branches, are insignificant and add no value at all if Christ is not the Head of our home (12 months of the year). And if the tree does not get decorated (again)- I am thankful for a life that is full of friends and family and responsibilities that keep me busy for Him.
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