:: if you don't write it down, then at least facebook it
:: snow days must become family days
:: there is never too much hot chocolate - or coffee
:: date verses in your Bible that you underline
:: Christmas music must include the music from Charlie Brown's Christmas
:: when you have a toddler expect that the bottom of the tree will get rearranged
:: snow boots, gloves, hats, and scarfs have the uncanny ability to multiply exponentially
:: snow gloves also have the ability to lose their match in the multiplication process
:: never make cookies too early -- you'll have to make them again because you ate them all
:: always let your kids end the hug -- they last longer
:: get to know the names of your coffee baristas
:: sometimes you just need to be silly with your kids
:: take time to serve and help others
:: build snow forts with your kids
:: thank the Salvation Army bell ringers
:: become a bell ringer
:: always water your live Christmas tree but don't leave the watering container by the tree
:: write a note in the front of some books that you give your children
:: link up with my cookie recipe exchange
:: it's okay to use Ball canning jars as your glasses
:: purchase your Christmas wrapping paper AFTER Christmas
:: let your kids use the empty wrapping paper tubes as swords
:: remember where you put the Christmas wrapping paper in January
:: make up stories for your children
:: save your calendars as journals of your life
:: do not grocery shop while hungry or when you are in a rush
:: remember to bring in the 24 pack of water bottles in the winter
:: if you don't -- don't drop them or they'll explode
:: tell your kids or your spouse that you love them
:: sometimes you need to count to ten. or twenty. or thirty
:: coffee helps
:: pray prayers of thanks
:: try to rest and enjoy these days before Christmas
:: breathe
:: and rejoice.
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