Let’s face it some women are like barracudas…snapping at everything that glitters or shines. they want lots of jewelry (and high end stuff to boot) and they are not satisfied until they get it. Well I’m here to make a confession….I am NOT one of those girls. I am comfortable, not too fancy and i like simplicity!. i don’t like loud colors though I do like color!! though at one point you may have thought otherwise if you saw my wardrobe of black, white,gray and navy Blue:)
But i must confess that there is one time of the year that my heart leaps for joy and that is the SPARKLE of Christmas. That’s right SPARKLY STARS, TWINKLING LIGHTS, GLITTERY GARLAND AND TINSEL, AND SHINY ORNAMENTS! All just make my heart smile.
But, when i speak of all these things I am not referring to the commercializingof chrstmas. Sparkly stars remind me of the brightest star that shone that first Christmas leading shepards and eventually about 3 years later the wise men. The twinkling Lights remind me of the awe struck shepards as they stood on the fieldsas the angels announced the arrival of baby Jesus, the glittery garland and tinsel remind me of the gifts of the kings (though it was not that first Christmas) Christ is worthy of everything we have. And lastly the Shiny ornaments- the gifts and blessing that God has given to us. we all have those ornaments that are well loved, they may be chipped and faded but they mean somehting to is, something special. i have such an ornament hanging my my tre right now I can see it from where I sit.
It is a small felt stocking with a piece of hite yarn whip stiched around the edge. it has a piece of snow white fake fur accoss the top and the initials MLS is sparles across the front. i remember making that stocking. i was in Kindergarten and my brothers each have one too. Those sparkles don’t “sparkle”anymore BUT as long as I can i will never consiously get rid of that stocking.
And as we each have different ornaments and some may signify different things in our lives God has ornamented our lives with blessings. So now you know why i get giddy and hy I smile when I see sparkle this time of year.
