"We made our annual Gingerbread house. I think it was our best one yet."
When we first got married my wife brought home a gingerbread house for us to make together. I wasn't exactly thrilled and let her know that I didn't really want to make a gingerbread house. She was hurt and a little bit of Christmas joy died in her heart that day. Okay, maybe it wasn't so dramatic but I wasn't scoring any good husband points nonetheless.
Later, when we had kids later, Jess would always buy a gingerbread house for the family to decorate. The kids enjoy eating the candy as much as they do decorating the house. I usually am like the general contractor overseeing the subs and making sure construction, icing, and candy decorations all run smoothly and make for the perfect house.
In recent years I have handed over more and more responsibility to the kids since they are getting older and are able to do more. It really has been fun.
It is good for us to change and enjoy things in life that we didn't always enjoy. A change of heart can make life much better. Pride will stop us from having this type of change. But just because you may have tried something once or thought you didn't like something doesn't mean that you won't like it in the future. Especially when people you love are involved.
This Christmas season make sure that you enjoy the times you have. If there is something hindering you like pride, unforgiveness or bitterness then it is time for a change of heart. Life is too short, the blood of Jesus too strong and the love of God too great to stay stuck in these ways.
Have you had a change of heart like I did with the gingerbread house? What are some things you enjoy at Christmas?
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