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One more post before the big day. We’re hitting Christmas prep crunch time!
The weather outside is //
As I look outside my window // A polar vortex is on the way for the days surrounding Christmas – is it the same where you live? I have some work to do before the coldest days roll in: topping up the chicken coop shavings, some extra straw for the pigs and stacking logs for the fireplace. (And pulling out my wool sweaters too!) Let’s do this, winter!
As I look around the house // Advent/Christmas is such a special time of year. I have the majority of my decorations up and have loved puttering around, moving things this way and that. I also did my annual walk around the property for evergreen trimmings. So fun.
Leaning // into gratitude in a big way. 2022 has had its share of hard things, but as I look around at my home and my family and my animals, I’m feeling triumphant: By the grace of God, we did it! We persevered! We have so much to be thankful for and I want to focus on that intentional practice in the new year.
On this week’s to-do list //
– finish wrapping gifts
– finalize outfits for Christmas Mass
– put up stockings on the mantel
– make pretzel bites
– decorate gingerbread men (we missed our Gaudete Sunday tradition because my husband was away on business)
– see if I can fit in a quick trip to Home Depot (a Christmas break DIY is in the works!)
Currently reading //
- Fiction: True Crime Story by Joseph Knox
- Nonfiction: We Have Been Harmonized: Life in China’s Surveillance State by Kai Strittmatter & Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America by Annie Jacobsen
- Religious: Come, Lord Jesus: Meditations on the Art of Waiting by Mother Mary Francis P.C.C.
On the menu this week //
Monday: chili and cornbread
Tuesday: chicken quarters and mashed potatoes
Wednesday: chicken tortilla soup
Thursday: Refrigerator Cleanout Night
Friday: Mexican tostadas
Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas! xo
I love that you are feeling triumphant! Right now I’m feeling the opposite…got disappointing news yesterday. I hope you and your family have a very merry Christmas.
So sorry to hear about your disappointing news. We’ve had our share of those around here this year too. A little prayer I keep handy (with the hope that if I pray it enough, I’ll really believe it!): Lord, I don’t understand, but I know You have a plan.
Wishing you a Merry Christmas!