When I was a little boy, Christmas was my favorite holiday. The anticipation, excitement, songs, food, and magic of the season were just so strong that I doubt I will ever forget a single season.
The strange thing is that when the “magic” went away (typically what takes place when your are old enough to understand the logistics of who and what makes Christmas happen) so did the anticipation and excitement. I guess for many adults, they re-live those moments through the excitement of their children, but for those that haven’t had children, the holiday has felt empty.
So, the question I pose is this…What do you do when the magic goes away?
The strange thing is that when the “magic” went away (typically what takes place when your are old enough to understand the logistics of who and what makes Christmas happen) so did the anticipation and excitement. I guess for many adults, they re-live those moments through the excitement of their children, but for those that haven’t had children, the holiday has felt empty.
So, the question I pose is this…What do you do when the magic goes away?
I know that a lot of you will interject the idea that you should shift your attention to Christ on Christmas, but this is not what I’m talking about at all. I’m talking about the magic and wonder that children see in this season, and to some degree at life in general.
The older we get, the less magic we see.
So, for those that are reading….What do you do to recapture the magic and excitement around the Christmas time?
4 comments:
I think for me... Christmas is magical again through the eyes of Max. ( Ava is still too little)Last year was the first year that he actually got excited about Christmas, but he still didn't really understand the whole Santa thing. This year he "gets it"! he is excited for Santa. He is excited about the reindeer. The stockings, the presents, and the gift giving. Everything. I have to admit....it is nice to get caught up in his little world and pretend that I am a child once again.
Although having kids does make it easier to capture that magic of Christmas, I believe you can still have excitement in your heart for the holidays. Maybe I'm just a little childish myself (and Dan helps me feel young), but even before kids, I found it so fun to do all the traditional things I did as a kid. Plus I loved creating new traditions for Dan & I. We would still put out cookies for Santa, watch our favorite Christmas movies, and decorating the tree is always a favorite for me. Although there is a magic in the true belief of a child that you can't ever get completely back, I believe that, just like a child chooses to believe, we can all choose to make the holiday fun and magical.
I don't think it is childish at all. I think it is wonderful. Matt is always to excited to buy gifts for everyone and he thinks for months about ways to surprise me or his family.....but on the other hand he can be such a scrooge. :)
He complains every year about getting a Christmas Tree and he almost never gets into decorating it. I am the opposite. I procrastinate on the gifts....and love to do the tree and decorating. We didn't get a tree this year because we decided we would much rather spend the money on extra gifts for the kids. I have missed not having one.But we are going to Delta in a couple of days anyways and they have one. April...I am glad that you enjoy Christmas so much. It is such a wonderful holiday. Too bad we don't all live closer , maybe you could light the "christmas spirit" fire under Matt's behind. LOL!
I guess I'm lucky, as Christmas as an adult is still as magical as it was when I was a child. I love the feelings and anticipation. When Christmas Day is over, it is a real let down for me. I miss it. But life goes on, and I have one to look forward to each year.
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