I chose to participate in another creative writing blog swap. For full details see Pam’s blog. I was fortunately paired up with a great friend of mine, Mich. (It was her birthday yesterday! We went out on Saturday and had a blast.)
I did this previously in September and was paired with Dutch Being Me – see her post here and my poem here. Thanks for hanging out with the Blondes today, Mich!
What is the spirit of Christmas?
It’s not something you can buy at a store. Or put in a box under the tree with a pretty bow on it. It’s not something you put on your plate. And it’s not something you say.
Its something you feel.
It’s how you feel when you hug the ones you love and say “Merry Christmas”.
It’s how you feel when you are writing a Christmas card to those in places far away from you, wondering when they will open it and imagining the smile on their face when they do.
It’s the magical feeling you get when you see the giant Christmas tree lit up at the mall, covered in lights and shiny ornaments.
It’s the feeling you get when you hear your favorite Christmas song, and hum along to it.
It’s the fresh snow on the ground and watching the twinkling lights reflect off the snowflakes on the trees.
It’s decorating the tree and pulling out your favorite ornaments from when you were a child, and remembering….
It’s shoveling the walk, with a nose that is rosy from the cold, knowing that family and friends are on their way to visit.
For me, its hearing my grandmother sing “We wish you a merry Christmas” every year in her German accent, and laughing as she makes a brooch or a hat out of the bows and ribbons instead of opening her gifts.
For me it’s the drive home from my grandparent’s house on Christmas Eve, stuffed full from the turkey dinner and chocolates, staring out the window, watching the lights, singing to the Christmas songs on the radio.
For me, it’s the magic.
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Thanks for having me! LOL
And i know i’ve said it a million times already but thanks again for helping to make this the best birthday ever!!
I believe in Chrsitmas magic too, and that miracles can (and do) happen at this time of year.
I love this post, Michelle. I’d also love to add that the Christmas smells are amazing and is the thing that most puts me in the Christmas spirit!
that was lovely!
I love the smell of a Christmas tree and turkey stuffing but do miss my Mom’s cooking. She lives two 9 hour plane rides away but this year we’ll have a 6 week old daughter to celebrate with and her beautiful baby smell will be our Christmas smell. As for songs iTunes has a free Christmas Sampler, I posted info on my blog.