This is such a lovely idea! Undecorating has always been a chore I dreaded so much that some years (when no one was coming), I refused to decorate at all. But this … this makes it seem like a holy task.
Lord Jesus, today we will put all of our Christmas decorations away. Our house will look ordinary again, but the blessings of Christmas are always with us, kept in the deep, quiet places of the house, just the way our decorations are. Help our souls be a place where Jesus always dwells and our home be a place where Christmas is alive every day of the year.
Not that undecorating will happen any time soon at Casa Hyphen. The Marines wore themselves out with finals (Brag: Warrior Princess got a 4.0!) and Christmassing with his clan. They’re down with a bug, so Dewey is guarding the presies until they feel up to braving the snowy roads. It can be very ugly driving between their place and ours in the winter.
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That’s lovely, Chrissy!
Of course, At Chez Malfoy, having spent our college years in New Orleans, Mardi Gras season begins as soon as Epiphany is over. . . which tides us through to Lent. . . Looking forward to King Cakes!
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You gotta love Catholics! We are such party animals! LOL
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I will have to remember this prayer next year – there were too many 4 letter words in my brain this year while doing that particular chore.
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