I was watching White Christmas last night and it spoke to me in a different way. I love all of the singing and dancing and just the simplicity of the movie and the times. I am not sure if I never listened to the words of the songs before but last night one song hit me pretty hard.
It is late at night and 2 of the characters cannot sleep so they go to the lobby of the resort. There they sing this song:
"When you are worried and you can't sleep, try counting blessings instead of sheep. Then you'll fall asleep counting your blessings."
This is the week of Christmas and I know that I have been (and still am) worried about the schedule of Christmas events, if I got all the right gifts, if my families at IHNA will have Christmas, and the list goes on and on. I have begun losing sleep and it takes me a LONG time to fall asleep now. This song said it perfectly. If we focus on all of our blessings, it makes it hard to be worried and stressed.
This morning I was stressed beyond words because everyone and everything in my house was running slow. Elizabeth went to bed last night at 6:45 and I had to wake her up this morning at 8:10. She took FOREVER to eat and my phone was just not working right. I found myself getting VERY stressed. I had to take a deep breath and count my blessings: my child loves to sleep; I can provide a warm bed and food for her to enjoy; my phone works and I am spoiled because it has internet on it; even though my house is cold this morning, there is so much warmth all around.
Take a deep breath. Look around at what God has provided for you and be thankful. Thank Him for what He did so many years ago when He sent His son in the form of a baby.
I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!!
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