"Let's hang out a little longer!"

"Let's hang out a little longer!" said the Christmas Stockings.

Christmas Stockings.

A family tradition.
A family keepsake.
Filled with surprises of fun, sweets and love.

It is 359 days until Christmas! It is time to put away, take down and pack up Christmas... so in 300 or so days we can get it all out again....or is it?

We do the same things every Christmas. It can take weeks and months to prepare for it ...but it is gone in just a few hours...or is it?

What if we greeted all people everyday...thrilled and excited like the first time we saw our tree all lit up?

What if wrapped all the gifts of people we have been blessed with...with a hug everyday? 

What if we became that hard to buy gift....personal gifts of forgiveness, grace and mercy to the difficult ones in our lives?

What if we hang out a little longer with the stockings ....by adding surprises of fun, sweets and love to our families' days?

What if Christmas became something we do everyday? 

Let's hang out with Christmas all year!

"Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!" 

2 Corinthians 9:15