Tonight we were blessed to watch the First Presidency Christmas Devotional as a family. We like to cozy up around the tree in the dimly lit room to enjoy the music and talks that have been prepared. It always focuses our attention back to the real meaning of Christmas and starts our holiday season off right.
Near the end of the devotional, I put the kettle on for hot chocolate and lit my German Carousel. As I watched it slowly spin with the heat from the candle, my eyes were drawn to the little manger and my mind was filled with gratitude for my Savior.
Sometimes it's easy to get wrapped up in the chaos of the Christmas season, especially when trying to prepare a successful Christmas morning for so many littles, that it becomes easy to lose sight of what is important. It's been my new goal this week to slow down, take notice of others, and live and serve as the Savior did each day.
"Christ can transform our Christmas beyond the ribbons of kindness and affection, and wrap our celebrations with charity...Re-centering our focus on Christ during Christmas will provide us a more significant measure of His love in our lives, and a greater capacity to love and serve others around us."
~Jose A. Teixeira
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