Reminded of Christmas Blessings

It seems that December is the month that I always get sick.  We attend the the National Finals Rodeo each year and like clockwork the following week I’m sniffling. I’m pretty sure that I’m getting slimed by someone in a restaurant or touching something in the nasty elevators. I should  also note the long late nights that probably also contribute to my depressed immune system. 

This year I found myself in bed watching Christmas movies.  I have to say it’s probably the best season to watch TV, so my timing is at least good.  Christmas with the Kranks was the one I enjoyed the most in my feverish condition. 

At that moment I also felt like skipping Christmas.  I still wanted to celebrate Jesus birth and feel thankful for my family’s blessings and health, but I didn’t feel like doing the other stuff.  I didn’t want to decorate my house,  put up a tree, shop for everyone.  I wanted to do something simple and go somewhere warm. 

I came up with the idea to spend time in Arizona and stay with our friends.  I dreamed of Barbecuing a turkey and buying no presents.  I wanted to escape the canned Christmas this year!  Unfortunately, my family was appalled at my idea.  Skip Christmas?  I did my best to sell my idea, but was unsuccessful. 

My family wanted a traditional Christmas.  Monkey bread on Christmas morning and turkey dinner with a football game playing in the background all day.  I admit that I was irritated for a while that they would not buy into my idea, but after some introspection I realized that I should take this push-back as a compliment.

I have created a Christmas family tradition that my family enjoys and looks forward to each year.  I rocked Christmas again this year and look forward to hosting many more with Gods grace.  I will no longer try to change our Christmas tradition.  The funny thing is...at the end of the movie neither did the Kranks️