Making Room

Where did this month go? I had every intention of approaching this holiday season with organization and planning so I could actually enjoy the holidays. And yet, here I am the week of Christmas still scrambling to get my gift shopping done and my menu planned.  It’s probably the first Christmas that I feel like I haven’t really given it the space I wanted to give it nor the space it deserves.  Funny thing is that it seems like everyone I speak to has had the same experience this year.  This season, for whatever reason, seems different than any past ones - more rushed, more unprepared, more scurrying, less time, and less focus. I am not sure I understand all of the factors that makes this year different, but I do know that so many of us are just juggling a lot. We are all overwhelmed and tired.

This morning I woke up with a song we sing at church about making room - making room for Jesus - and it has been running in my head all week. It is a powerful reminder to me that we do just need to stop our scurrying (easier said than done I know), take a breath and make room. Make room for the One who brings peace, joy, and comfort and make room for those things to take root in our soul. One breath at a time, one moment at a time.

So my hope and prayer for you this holiday season is that you will make room - make room for others at your table and in your world, but that you will especially make room for yourself to rest, to take a break, to receive peace and joy, to delight in simple moments, to laugh, to play, and to just be.

Happiest of holidays to you and yours my friends!
Michele