The stress is real.

There are cookies to be baked.

A bevy of presents to be wrapped.

A tree to be trimmed.

There are more cookies to be baked.

Carols to be sung.

Play performances to be had.

Many more work hours than normal.

3 kids on Christmas break.

Working the day before and after the holiday (every holiday this season).

…

And then…

There’s the joy.

The presents.

The family together.

The food.

The lights.

The ornaments from the past and new ones.

There is so much to love about this season…all those stresses don’t seem so…stressful.