I see you there Momma! You are in part what makes our christmas the most magical time of year. All the prepping, and planning, and shopping, and wrapping done with cheer.
The Magic is inside of you, you were born for a time as this. Your desire to watch your little ones eyes glow with joy brings bliss.
It's okay Momma, if your plans fall through. In fact, the plans were never meant to go as planned, man if you only knew. It is not the fancy meals, the shiny packages trimmed with bows, its not the matching pajamas or the decorations a glow.
For some of the best memories we will have were when things went awry. When the turkey caught on fire, or the cat knocked over the tree, or the little ones cried.
Christmas magic is not in the presents we buy, the cookies we bake, or visiting fancy light displays around a lake. Its not in the stockings we hang, the stories we tell, the fanciful treats, or in the carol of the bells.
The magic actually started, long long ago. Away in a manger, by a mother who had no place left to go. On a cold winters night, she birthed the world a new light, filled of peace, and joy, and hope, and delight. It was her loving embrace, her sweet gentle smiles, and her tender heart beat that made the magic last for awhile.
As her love for her child grew and grew, so did the magic and everyone soon knew. That the magic is not something you barrow, give, take, or steal, its in the love that we all share and feel.
So no matter the plans, the presents, or surprise, may you always know that this christmas magic is in you, deep deep down inside. It is yours for the taking and giving away too, just know that you are beloved no matter what you do.
To all the Momma's out there, in valleys or uptop hills near or far, you are perfectly imperfect and wonderful just as you are. So enjoy the laughter, the love, and the joy- for this Magic we share is because of a tiny baby boy.
"There can be miracles
When you believe
Though hope is frail it's hard to kill
Who knows what miracles
You can achieve
When you believe
Somehow you will
You will when you believe"