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Finding Balance This Holiday Season

December 10, 2018 By Mary Hill 16 Comments

My focus shifts a lot during Christmas and sometimes it is hard to find balance. This weekend we scurried to find Christmas presents for our loved ones. I decorated the tree and time flew.

We had to slow down some on Sunday because of frigid weather that brought a morning sleet shower. We did not get much but the roads iced causing our church to cancel services.

I watched the sleet turn to rain. The world seemed so quiet and I found a spot to breathe and reflect.

Christmas brought balance back to a lost world. Jesus came to die for our sins so that we would find forgiveness and eternity instead of hell and evil. He defeated Satan’s evil plans to cause the ultimate fall of mankind.

 

I wrote this post for the Five Minute Friday community where this week’s word prompt is balance and to continue my my yearly Advent series where I reflect on the true meaning of the Christmas season.


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Holiday Book Roundup

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3 Ways to be Intentional during the Holiday Season

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Intentional Living during the Holiday Season

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  1. Lauren Sparks says

    December 11, 2018 at 9:42 am

    Christmas brought balance. I love that. laurensparks.net

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    • Mary Hill says

      December 11, 2018 at 4:50 pm

      Thank you Lauren for stopping by.
      Mary Hill recently posted…Finding Balance This Holiday SeasonMy Profile

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  2. Tara says

    December 10, 2018 at 11:17 pm

    Advent is one of my most fave seasons in the church year.

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    • Mary Hill says

      December 11, 2018 at 4:50 pm

      Tara, it is mine too. Thanks for stopping by.

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  3. Lisa notes says

    December 10, 2018 at 5:14 pm

    Balance is often so hard to find during this season. So ironic. It’s the very season that God came to skew things in our favor!

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    • Mary Hill says

      December 11, 2018 at 4:51 pm

      Lisa, I know. We get so busy that we can lose sight for the reason for the season. Thanks for commenting.
      Mary Hill recently posted…Finding Balance This Holiday SeasonMy Profile

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  4. Beth says

    December 10, 2018 at 1:41 pm

    I’m glad you found a small respite in your usual busy holiday schedule, Mary! Sometimes we all need a breather and time spent meditating on God and family. Thanks for the linkup! Pinned your top image!

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  5. Laurie says

    December 10, 2018 at 12:36 pm

    Sleet and freezing rain – yuck! It was a good thing you slowed down and took it easy! Maybe that’s what you were supposed to do all along! 🙂
    Laurie recently posted…Living Without PermissionMy Profile

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    • Mary Hill says

      December 16, 2018 at 7:20 pm

      Laurie, so true. Thanks for stopping by.
      Mary Hill recently posted…Finding Balance This Holiday SeasonMy Profile

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  6. Rebecca Hastings says

    December 10, 2018 at 12:01 pm

    Ahhh…balance. Sometimes it seems so illusive. I love when God sets it in place for us and reminds us to shift our focus.

    Thanks for the linkup love too!

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  7. BettieG says

    December 10, 2018 at 10:26 am

    Yes, I am so thankful for the moments that He brings to listen and find His balance in the midst of the world’s craziness! I am glad that you all are safe after this weekend’s storms! Blessings to you.

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  8. Barbara Harper says

    December 10, 2018 at 9:40 am

    God is good to provide pockets of quietness in which to reset our thinking.
    Barbara Harper recently posted…Not the Messiah They Were Looking ForMy Profile

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  9. Michele Morin says

    December 10, 2018 at 9:12 am

    I heard reports of the inclement weather down your way. Glad you slowed down and stayed safe. Sometimes those storms are just what we need to settle us down in this frenzied season.
    Michele Morin recently posted…Oswald Chambers’s Message of Hope in the Midst of WarMy Profile

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