Jesus — Posts — Courtney P. Allen

How I feel about activity Advent calendars and other Christmas ponderings

Sometimes I wonder if I’m the only mom that gets completely overwhelmed by Advent activities at Christmas time. I love Christmas but the amount of Christmas magic moms feel the pressure of creating is intense. And when people post 17 quintillion Christmas activities to do with your kids, it’s hard not to feel like we need to do them all.

Faith, Christmascourtney allenDecember 7, 2018Christmas, Advent, Faith, Jesus, ImmanuelComment

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Faithcourtney allenAugust 16, 2018Faith, Church, Jesus, CompassionComment

The Finish Line Is Sooooo Close

2 more days. 48 hours until I can relax. Just 2 more sleeps until school’s out for Christmas break. I don’t know about you but at the Allen household, we will be limping to the finish of the semester. Let me rephrase, I, I WILL BE LIMPING TO THE FINISH LINE. Between the shopping, the baking, the projects, the studying, the parties, and just the normal, every day things, I’m whipped.

Christmas, Kidscourtney allenDecember 19, 2017Christmas, School, Kids, Family, Jesus, ShameComment

If I Ruled The World, There Would Be No Christmas

Often at Christmas time my thoughts turn to Mary. I think about how she must’ve felt being an unwed mother. I wonder about that trek to Bethlehem on the back of a donkey being 9 months pregnant (woof). I think about what a wonder it must have been to hold that teeny, tiny Savior baby. I think of her because I’m a mother and, like in any story, I’m trying to identify with the female character.

This year it’s been different. My thoughts haven’t gone to Mary like they normally do.

Christmas, Faithcourtney allenDecember 6, 2017Christmas, Faith, God, Jesus, Gifts, Hope, LoveComment

Christmas, I love you but I quit.

I want to quit Christmas. Does anyone else feel me on this? I’m so done and over Christmas shenanigans and I haven’t even started the baking yet. Maybe I should’ve baked first so the sugar could take me to my happy place then I would not be over all this Christmas.

Believe me when I tell you, I’m no Scrooge about Christmas. I adore Christmas. I love the lights, the music, the decorations, the baking, the gift-giving, ALL OF IT. I love it. Maybe my mood has to do with trying to sell a book at the craziest time of the year (The month of May runs a close second), or that we’re doing some home renovations, or that my kids still want to eat everyday and have clean clothes and do activities and need help with doing life because they are only children for goodness’ sake! I’m over 2015 and am ready to tap out. Anybody with me?