Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Packing Up Christmas

Epiphany occurred over a week ago; Christmas is over.  I got busy so we were a bit slow taking down the Christmas tree.  A very dry, brittle tree was dragged out the front door yesterday, leaving a trail of needles behind it.  Now I sit on the steps between the dining room and the living room pondering the boxes and Christmas decorations around me.  Large green tubs await the boxes.  Myriads of ornaments sit in small open boxes while other more delicate ones have yet to be wrapped.  Stray ornaments can be found in various odd places, carried there by our young cats.  Snowmen and reindeer rest on my coffee table.  The dining room table in covered.  Where to start?  It is overwhelming.

I hate this job.  Decorating for Christmas is a joy.  Opening up boxes and rediscovering old friends and memories delight me.  The colors and lights brighten the cold, gray winter days.  It is hard to say goodbye to Christmas.  January is so often cold and cheerless.  However, once again I will pack it all away like pieces in a puzzle and then I will face the new year.  It will be up to me to carry the joy and light from Christmas into this year and discover what is possible.




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