Too much stuff

 

 Art is something I have too much of around my house.

Favorite moment of the day (2009): getting the closet in the mud room cleaned out and organized so I can store my Christmas stuff in there - I accomplished a lot today.

I love the holidays - the gathering together, the lights, the food.  I love the meaning of the holidays - the church services, the Bible stories, the serving of others.  I hate the cleanup - putting away the ornaments, finding new homes for newly acquired stuff, getting back to "normal".  This time of year always makes me want to purge and get rid of all the excess and get back to just the basics.  In this materialistic world we live in, I get so overwhelmed at how easily we accumulate so much.  God provides what we need if we just listen and follow him.  So why do we need all these other things.  I think I would be so much more at peace if I could just unplug from the world and "plug" into Him more.  As I write this, I think that will be my goal in the new year.  Maybe I will start now by cleaning out another closet so I can hide and spend time reading His word.