It is a medical fact that more people suffer with depression around the holidays than at any other time of the year. Sometimes this is caused by circumstances beyond their control, sometimes it's truly due to a medical condition, but sometimes it is just the attack of the enemy.
I haven't been dealing with depression, but there are some close to me who are. I think I'm just feeling overwhelmed with the busy-ness of the season and I don't do overwhelmed well.
I've been trying to get my brain and spirit wrapped around the "Christmas Spirit" by watching some of my favorite Christmas movies, reading and re-reading the story of Christ's birth (and getting caught up in the myriad of prophecies of His birth), and spending a lot of time in prayer.
Today, I'm planning to try to get some preliminary rearranging done in my living room in preparation for putting up the tree. If all goes well, I'm hoping the tree will be up and the living room will be decorated before I go to bed on Saturday night.
Of course, I'm well aware that all of my plans could dissipate as fast as smoke in a wind-storm because I have Eva today. This little nearly 2 whirlwind has been known to change every one's plans in just a few seconds just by being her busy little self and getting into things. I'm really praying that today will be a day she wants to play by herself instead of being entertained.
At any rate, I'm hoping that by getting some cleaning and decorating done that it will take some of the "overwhelms" away and allow me the freedom to ENJOY some of the time leading up to Christmas.
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I can't believe Eva is almost 2! Where does the time go?
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