I have to admit I have sat for over an hour with my blog open thinking about what to write. My thoughts seem to be a bit jumbled today, I think its my brain is overtired from studying for school and trying to keep up with over active three year olds and a primary with 3 teachers missing so it was chaos. I also have found that baby brain has taken over and it takes me twice as long to memorize concepts for school and I blame it on the pregnancy and baby brain ;) Serious lack of baby brain occurred today when I had my whole lesson sitting right on the table to go for church and I left without it?! Grateful for other teachers who let me use bits and pieces of their handouts! So here's what's happening around here in a blur.
I feel like Christmas is fast approaching and that I haven't felt that sincere spirit of Christmas I so desperately want that I remember feeling as a child. I teach the sunbeams in church and I usually have a bunch of rowdy boys and occasionally one very sweet and smart little girl. Today when I asked them what Christmas meant to them, I got the typical answers of santa, reindeer, presents, and lights... at first I was disappointed that none of them thought about Christ but I realized they are three just four and so I can't expect them to know exactly what the meaning of Christmas is. But then Miss. S was my saving grace when she bounced into the room sat down in her chair and looked at me exclaiming, Christmas is magical!! And indeed it is at that. Magical because people try to be a little more kinder and a little more giving. The spirit of Christ fills everyone's hearts. But, I think I am starting to already wish baby was born and we had little hands and feet in our house because I think part of the fun of Christmas is knowing the excitement the children feel.
I so desperately wish that I was done school because I feel like instead of spending my time thinking about the Saviour I am busy memorizing how to teach music and a second language. I love music but would rather be singing about it and not learning the concepts, which seem so boring to me. Christmas is coming so soon and I wish I could just freeze time to soak up the true meaning of Christmas and enjoy thinking about the Savior's birth but I guess that's what I do each time I open my scriptures.
One of my favorite things about Christmas is the christmas hymns and carols that we sing, and I believe that baby is going to enjoy music too. We were singing away in a manger in primary and the baby was kicking to the words of the song. The baby seems to have quite the sense of humor already! I usually count for mr hubbins while he does push ups when he exercises. Usually I am quite distracted while I count for J but yesterday I decided to just sit and watch while I counted, and baby decided to exercise too so each time I counted the baby would move too! It made me laugh to know that the baby wanted to be part of the action and would move to each number that I counted.
To get in the true meaning of Christmas, I came across this LDS video.
Have a very Merry Christmas and I hope that you can feel the Spirit of Christ!
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