How Do You Create That Perfect Christmas?
by
Hege Crowton
Whenever Christmas comes around does it happen that you now and then find yourself on memory lane? Thinking back to when you were a child and Christmas could not have been more perfect. It all seems like it was taken right out of a movie and not even another little detail would have made it better than what it was?
How did our parents/grandparents do it? This is Christmas seen through a child’s eyes and for them it is magic, they are filled with the Christmas spirit. As adults it seems like most of us have lost the ability to capture this spirit of the season. Well, we might not have lost the ability to capture it but it sure seems like people today have given up the effort that has to be given in order to get into this magic feeling.
If you sit back and think for a moment, try to remember all the time and preparation that was put into making Christmas special. How often did you really go out to buy Christmas decorations from a store? Probably not very many times. Your memory probably comes up with all those dark, snowy nights you and your family was gathered around that table, gluing and coloring those home-made decorations.
Stories was probably told and candles may have been burning while the wind outside was howling. If your memory serves you right you can most likely still smell that wonderful smell from cookies being baked in the kitchen? You could not wait for that first batch to be done for you to proof taste it. What do you think, any of this sound familiar?
It should, because this is how it used to be in the good old days”. Comparing those times with today, clearly you see what is missing. Time, effort and togetherness seem to be the key ingredients which people seem to be lacking as well as perhaps the know how on how to do all these things.
Your recipes for those wonderful Christmas treats may be long forgotten along with the memory on how to make different Christmas decorations, not to mention time. Time seem to be something nobody has anymore. Maybe you should make time. Would you not want your children to grow up with the same wonderful memories as you have of a Christmas long gone? Perhaps it is time to pick those old traditions back up again and pass them down to the next generation?
Just imagine sitting in front of a fire watching the children make decorations while cookies are baking in the oven. The smell just filling your house as you are reading an old classic Christmas story for them. This year can be the beginning of many wonderful and magical Christmases to come. Times when you again get filled with the spirit of the season.
Instead of thinking about it, go and do something about it. There are lots of places here on the web where you can get ideas on how to bring back the old times, both when it comes to cooking and making all your own decorations. A very merry Christmas to you all.
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