Christmas is Coming

Heather Hart | November 15, 2018

It was a couple of years ago on Christmas eve… I felt a sense of panic rising within. Christmas was tomorrow, and mentally, I wasn’t even ready for Thanksgiving.

The holiday season had come and gone, and I felt like I was grasping at straws. Yes, the presents were wrapped and everything was physically ready, but emotionally? My heart wasn’t in it.

And I hated that feeling.

Christmas has always been one of my favorite holidays. I love the music and the moments. The lights and the smells that linger in the air. But that year it all seemed to get lost in the hustle and bustle.

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