Every year we have to reevaluate where are family is at. Many traditions stay and some go. Changes. It's what life keeps showing me is the only thing consistent this side of heaven. We knew last year that our days of running around over the Christmas holiday were coming to a hault. If we wanted to grasp any sort of family tradition of being together in a way that created space for our connecting, we had to let up in some places as our kids grow older, jobs crowd closer over holidays, and the pace of life tries to speed up. So we chose to stay put over Christmas this year. Our little family of six all huddled together for the celebration of Jesus birth, family, and life. A couple days before Christmas I started to feel sad to miss out on some extended family gatherings and almost threw the towel in and said never-mind...lets just go! But, I had a nudging that this is what we really needed this year and in the near future as our kids spread out, grow up, and the years go quick. So it began...a whole new tradition for us of just being home over Christmas. All day, the 6 of us...together while we can. And it was more then I thought it would be....
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