{"id":306,"date":"2014-12-16T09:57:50","date_gmt":"2014-12-16T15:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/psvoland\/?p=306"},"modified":"2014-12-16T09:57:50","modified_gmt":"2014-12-16T15:57:50","slug":"ohh-christmas-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/psvoland\/2014\/12\/16\/ohh-christmas-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohh Christmas Tree&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/psvoland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2014\/12\/unnamed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-307\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/psvoland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2014\/12\/unnamed-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"unnamed\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/psvoland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2014\/12\/unnamed-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/psvoland\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/122\/2014\/12\/unnamed.jpg 403w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We remember a time when putting up the Christmas tree took a short amount of time. We didn&#8217;t have to really think it through and we didn&#8217;t have to &#8220;redecorate&#8221; it.\u00a0 With two\u00a0small children\u00a0that really isn&#8217;t the case anymore.\u00a0 This year (so far) we have had to redecorate the Christmas tree, THREE times&#8230;\u00a0 It&#8217;s funny because now,\u00a0we have to think so much more about how we do things.\u00a0 Gabrielle wants to put ALL the bulbs on the tree and she wants to place the star on top as well.\u00a0 Charlotte wants to play with all the lights and garland and tangle them up.\u00a0 Stephanie and I don&#8217;t really care what part we do, just want to get it decorated nicely and call it a day.<\/p>\n<p>Doesn&#8217;t God act like a parent sometimes?\u00a0 He does all the things we can&#8217;t do (which are many) and organizes the entire event.\u00a0He also gives us the freedom to explore and create and mess up even\u00a0when it means\u00a0the\u00a0task at hand will take longer.\u00a0We had to redecorate the tree three times but how many times has He had to redecorate us?\u00a0Many more\u00a0than three times, I&#8217;m sure.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s funny how God can use even this example to show us His character.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/psvoland?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=306&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We remember a time when putting up the Christmas tree took a short amount of time. 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