It's the most wonderful time of the year

I am sincere in saying that I have a love/ hate relationship with the holidays. 

I LOVE the true spirit of  Thanksgiving and Christmas but like so many others I am guilty of getting caught up in the commercialism of it all and that's when I get stressed and start hating it. 

Christmas is exactly TWO months from today. Yep you read that right- 2 months!!!

For me as a mom with several kids that means I need to get on the ball so I can spread out the impact all that Christmas Cheer is gonna have on my bank account.

In theory I love the baking and decorating and list making and gingerbread house making party, and traveling and ALL the other must do's but to be honest it's ALOT of work to make the holidays memorable for my little ones. 

But MY favorite part of the holidays is adopting another family and helping them with Christmas. We have adopted a family for several years now through various organizations and I usually shop for them by myself and wrap and deliver. However this year I am super stoked because I feel like the boys are old enough to help me and understand what and why were doing. 

This year has definitely been challenging for us financially (not that our kids would ever know that) but that makes it all the more important that we share the blessings that we DO have. There are always those that are less fortunate that we can help. 

I am so excited to be able to share this with my boys this year and as a bonus it will definitely help with my Gratitude Project. 

I am in the process of lining up the family that will bless us by allowing us to help them with Christmas. I encourage all of you to find a way you can make a difference for someone this season, I'm hoping my family will snowball into a something bigger. Keep you posted. 

Tis the season