Holidays In Hand Workshop - Dec 2

Today we are to read the article "Welcome Home ... for the Holidays!" and write my thoughts on it.

WOW, I really needed to read this... this is our first holiday in our new house. The house is still pretty torn apart and we basically only live on the main floor which is still missing trim and still painted crazy colors and still missing kitchen drawers... I've been really bummed feeling like we can't have people over for the holidays and totally embarrassed about inviting people in to our house. I find myself apologizing for the mess of our house whenever we have our small group Bible study. I mean, I know they understand that we bought it knowing it needed a ton of work and they've been so awesome in coming every time. I just can't seem to get over the fact that it's such a mess... This article really helped me realize that it's about the atmosphere I present and not about the physical things around me. I promise to make this house much more welcoming and promise to get out of my comfort zone and invite people over. I mean... Christ was born in a stable right? I mean if God considers that to be the perfect birth place for Christ then why can't I realize that this is the perfect place to welcome our friends and family and I don't need to have a perfect looking place but a warm and welcoming heart.

This is my favorite quote from the article... "A welcoming holiday home, to have one, we must refurnish our heart, not our house!"