For all my Stressed out Sisters...

BLESSED not STRESSED

By Lelia Chealey

Well, once again the Christmas season has arrived

Another Black Friday that I have survived

Hundreds of dollars spent on things my kids don't need

From the latest video games to books they'll never read

My New Year's resolution is always to focus on Jesus' birth

But each year I get caught up in nothing of much worth

Eleven months out of the year I make cookies called Break' N Bake

But in December its cookies from scratch I try to make

I bake more cookies than Betty Crocker has ever seen

At first the kids and I have fun but by the dozen I get real mean

So as I'm up past midnight making cookies all by myself

I begin to feel the stress and wonder if Santa could spare an elf

I still need to write and mail out our Christmas letters

For our family photo I need to buy everyone matching sweaters

I have to take the kids to the mall to sit on Santa's knee

I still need to find, unpack, set up and decorate the tree

I need to get the gifts out of hiding that I so lovingly picked out

I promise after wrapping for two hours to not scream and shout

I need to go buy my gift that will be from my husband to me

Even though throughout the year I complain about his lack of creativity

Like Martha Stewart I must create a wreath from scraps to hang on my front door

Smile when hubby asks me to make something for his work party the night before

As my "To Do" list dances through my stressed out mind

The tears start to flow as my emotions begin to unwind

For I realize once again it is that I have done

Again I have broken my promise to God to just focus on His Son

I really don't want my kids to have memories of my bad behavior

I want to teach them how to stay focused on the birth of our Savior

So I humbly ask God to forgive me as I clean up my kitchen mess

I ask Him to help me re-focus so my family I can bless

Tomorrow when my family wakes up on this day in December

We'll read the story of baby Jesus so we'll always remember

That the Christmas season is a time of joy, peace and love

As we thank God and celebrate His gift to us from above

Copyright 2007 Lelia Chealey
http://www.leliachealey.blogspot.com/

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The poem I wrote above I hope you enjoyed. Feel free to pass it on to other stressed out sisters trying to pull off the Perfect Christmas. I just ask that you please include my name, copyright & blog address.

~Many Blessings~

Lelia