Brandon, Lisa, Audrey and Gracey: The season of giving?

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

The season of giving?

First off, I may be venting a little bit in this post. Just wanted to give you all a heads up before you start reading the rest.

This really is a great season. I really do love the giving part of this season but for some reason I am having a hard time with it this year. I really cannot get in the mood to give. I really don't know what my deal is. It's actually really bugging me. It's not that I don't want to because I really do and always have wanted to give, but I am just not feeling it this year. Hmm...maybe listening to Christmas music early and putting my Christmas tree up before Thanksgiving kind of didn't help with that. Maybe I started it all too soon. I don't know, I am just trying to make sense of it and am making up any excuse I can! :)

Anyways, I have less than two weeks left and I am not even close to being done with my shopping. I am not even in the mood to wrap presents, which is very odd, because I usually LOVE to wrap presents. Oh well, hopefully things will start changing. I just find it kind of odd. I did listen to some Manheim steamroller and that got me a little bit more in the mood for this Christmas season. I usually never feel this way around Christmas time, so I am just quite shocked that I am feeling this way. I am not sure what has changed.

5 comments:

Debbie Murdock said...: For our FHE last night the lesson was based on a talk President Monson gave in 1995. Check it out. It's titled Christmas Gifts, Christmas Blessings. If you can't access it let me know and I'll send the article to you.

http://lds.org/ensign/1995/12/christmas-gifts-christmas-blessings?lang=eng&query=christmas+(name%3a%22Thomas+S.+Monson%22); December 13, 2011 at 6:58 AM
Holly Johnson said...: its called we are all older and it isn't the same. i have felt that way too. but it is even harder when your kids are older. I hear you; December 13, 2011 at 1:37 PM
Kirsten said...: I've felt the same way too this year. A lot of my issues have stemmed from the fact that I'm 1100 miles from all my family and this will be the first year we've ever been apart. That, and the fact that I don't have any children...that always makes it hard to get real excited...; December 13, 2011 at 6:00 PM
Lisa said...: I really don't know what my deal is. I am usually not like this. Kirsten- I think that would make it hard for me too, being so far away from family. I am sorry you are feeling this way too. Hopefully we will all start to feel better once it gets closer to Christmas.; December 14, 2011 at 11:17 AM
Slater Blog said...: I think it is all too commercialized anymore and it is hard to get into the spirit. It just doesn't seem or feel like it should be Christmas time again already. And before you know it, it will be all over. Sorry you aren't feeling into it. I think the older you get, the faster time flies and things just aren't the same as they were when we were younger.; December 15, 2011 at 2:55 PM

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In Loving Memory

Tyler Brent Gearhart (Bodie) Tyler Brent Gearhart, age 23, was called home Thursday, April 30, 2009 in Ogden, Utah. He was born February 17, 1986 to R. Michael and Lou Ann Turville Gearhart in Salt Lake City, Utah. He fought a courageous battle with drug addiction. Tyler had a loving personality and was loved by all who knew him. He had a contagious smile and a wonderful laugh. His quick whit and sense of humor captured everyone's love. Tyler loved his family, friends and his two dogs. He especially loved family gatherings. He was a very respectful young man, always saying please and thank you. He was always a very caring person by putting others first. Tyler graduated from Copper Hills High School in 2004. He loved all sports, especially football, basketball and snowboarding. Tyler was a true fan of the Oakland Raiders. Tyler is survived by his parents and three brothers and three sisters. Corey, Holly (Troy) Johnson, Jamie (Gene) Slater, Michael, Shawn and Lisa (Brandon) Robbins. He has nine nieces and nephews and a very special friend Tehra Dunn. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the Mountain Shadows 4th Ward Chapel, 8136 Old Bingham Hwy. West Jordan, Utah. A viewing will be held prior to services from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. and Monday, May 4, 2009 at Larkin Mortuary, 260 E. South Temple from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Interment will be at the West Jordan City Cemetery. A special thanks to the West Jordan, Utah Paramedics, Jordan Valley Medical Center, Heritage Park Care Center, and McKay Dee Hospital. Online condolences at www.larkincares.com

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