Allow holiness

Let your heart be filled with holiness this season.

A lot of the blogs I read are doing their annual countdowns and goal setting for 2016. There are tips on how to make and keep New Year’s resolutions and the most unforgettable moments of the past year.

Before I go into that space of planning for the year ahead, I want to keep my focus on Christmas.

In the midst of to-do lists, reunions and endless wrapping of presents, I want to open myself up to holiness and reverence. I want to find some calm within me that matches the peace surrounding the manger on that beautiful night. I want to stay still and allow grace and gratitude to flow through me and every moment of the rest of the season.

Allow holiness

…when you look at a flickering candle of the advent wreath.

…when you pause in front of a belen (Nativity scene) and say a prayer.

…when you see your family gathered around the table laden with food on Christmas Eve.

…when you wake up on Christmas morning, grateful for whatever the year has brought. No matter how your 2015 looked, you will still be able to find something to be thankful for, even if it’s just the simple joy of being able to wake up to another day, another Christmas.

…when you see the smiles on the faces of the recipients of the gifts you had carefully picked out.

Here’s wishing you and your family the happiest of holidays. I’m so grateful you dropped by this space.