North Richland Hills recently held their annual Night of Holiday Magic. This event was a great opportunity for folks of all ages to have fun and enjoy the Christmas season (and of course Santa was there!). I was able to assist with the train rides-no I didn’t get to drive them. I am pretty sure that someone knows better than to let me drive a kiddie train-I can be klutzy at times! It was a good time but I didn’t get many pictures because it was freezing that night and my family didn’t stick around too long! Christmas is my favorite holiday-I love the smells and sounds and sights of this wonderful season. It is a great time to speak with my children about the birth of Jesus and it is amazing some of the questions that kids ask! Christmastime becomes so busy and consumerized that I long for the days to just be still and enjoy the calm, the quaint, the homemade and the things that don’t cost money but cost a lot-your time. My daughter at age 5 gets it, so why do so many people NOT get it? The other night my Ella said I don’t even care if I get a present. She gets it-she doesn’t want things, just our time. She wants to sit by the fireplace and read a book with her family; she wants to give away some of her toys to children who need them; she wants to sing Christmas songs about Jesus at the top of her voice because she knows that is what it is all about; that is the real magic.
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