Last Saturday, we decorated the house for Christmas. We're keeping it simple this year....we have a new artificial tree (thanks Mom and Dad!) and we're keeping the rest of our decorations simple. After a very dramatic, emotional year for our family, we feel the urge to keep things simple and instead focus our energy on spending time together, relaxing and focusing on the true reason for the season.
One of my favorite, simple ways to decorate for the holidays is to place lighted electrical candles in our front windows that face the street. Even without Christmas lights on the house, this simple decoration is so homey and sweet - it speaks to my heart. Maybe it harkens back to our pre-E days when we traveled in New England and so many other beautiful places where bed and breakfasts and beautiful old homes displayed these candles in their homes' windows year 'round, just to enjoy the glow.
Such a simple joy -- and one we repeat each year.
2 comments:
our windows don't face our street, so we don't do the candles, but they are my favorite decoration! we grew up putting them in our windows at home.
I do love that too... simple beauty.
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