Our Christmas Tree 2008
1. Picking out a Christmas tree with your significant other.
2. Bringing it home and smelling the pine smell throughout the house.
3. Decorating the Christmas tree and house (and enjoying those fancy glass ornaments for the last time!)
4. Hanging a stocking for your child. Even if they aren't home yet.
5. Baking homemade (and healthy) oatmeal cookies from scratch.
6. Making "comfort" foods like homemade soups, pasta, and, yes, cookies.
7. Buying gifts for all the special people in your life...especially all the kids.
8. Doing good for others in need. (This always makes you feel better).
9. Day dreaming of all the fun you'll have when your child is home.
10. Keeping yourself OUT of the doll or girlie toy aisle of Toys R US or Target. (Okay this one is just for me!)
11. Reach out to friends you haven't talked to in awhile and see how they are doing.
12. Sitting by the fire together and doing romantic holiday "date" nights.
13. Making plans and talking about all the traditions you'll share with your child next year.
14. Listening to Christmas carols and singing along.
15. Doing something "Christmas-y", like seeing a show or just taking a ride to admire all the lights.
16. Hanging a few decorations in baby's room in her honor.
17. Having faith that your child will be home soon.
18. Believing it with all your might and planning for it. (Stocking the house with things you'll need for a toddler, practicing kid-friendly recipes, etc).
19. Remembering all the things you have to grateful for.
20. Believing in the miracle of love, adoption, and of course, Christmas.
7 comments:
It's so hard this time of year. When I think about what a great Christmas we'll have, I feel sad M is not here and wonder if she'll even realize it's Christmas. My brain tells me she's too young to know it's a special day but my heart just wants her home.
So are you guys waiting for travel dates? When you said referrals were coming up, I got confused.
I really like Pimsleurs but we're planning to get an electronic device that will help us translate. Type in English and it speaks Thai. Haven't researched them yet but I'm told they exist.
Terri
What a beautiful tree. Enjoy the glass ornaments as we broke four this year...nothing like superglue to help fix the non-glass ornaments...Ha.
I like how you are preparing this Christmas for next. We did the same!!
Great Post! Very encouraging. I love your tree - it's beautiful. Ours is very Charlie Brown but we love it anyway!
Hang in there, Jen! She's coming home! Beautiful post!
Lovely tree, lovely post!!
What a beautiful tree! I can't wait to see your post that your daughter is coming home! Lots of blessings for the wait~its almost over. I too like how you are preparing for next Christmas! Enjoy!!
Hang in there. I know this can be a long process as my sister has been working on it for a few years now. Good luck and Happy Holidays.
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