I can remember the first tree that Laurie and I had for
Christmas together. While I always grew up with "fake" trees, Laurie
always had real, and I was excited to have a real one. I can still remember the look, feel and smell
of it. It was so big (or maybe our
apartment was just that small) that it took up half the living room and blocked
the front door! One problem though, we didn't have any ornaments. Laurie had some ornaments from her childhood,
and I had some too, but it they looked so sparse on our spruce!
Fast forward 13 years...
We now have a pre-lit artificial tree. (I can have my fill
of pine needles and sap on Wilderness, without the mess in my living
room!) Sometime along the way we decided
to buy an ornament whenever we went on a vacation. Also, we get each of our
boys an ornament that reminds us of something significant in their lives over
the past year. We plan to give the boys
their box of ornaments to hang on their tree when they move out and start their
own families.
So as I sit and look at my Christmas tree—I don't just see a
tree—I see our family vacations to Myrtle Beach, Tennessee, and Chicago. I
remember the year Jack loved to make sand castles, or the year he was in love
with trains. I remember when Josh water
skied for the first time, or when he caught his first fish. I remember the
twins’ first Christmas and how crazy life was. I see a tree full of memories,
reminding me how blessed I am. I hope you have a memory-making Merry Christmas
this year!
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