I'm a little bit like a pomegranate.

 One of my favorite wintry treats, is frozen pomegranate seeds.  They are so yummy and un-calorie-laden!  (Seriously try it.) Anyway, the other day I remembered, that I'd forgotten how much I loved this treat, so as I rounded the produce aisle of my supermarket, I snatched one of the reddish fruits.  As I perused the store picking up the other items that were actually on my list, as opposed to making it up as I go along, which of course I never do, (heh, heh)  I found myself dreaming of slicing it open and sinking my teeth into each little crimson nugget of sweetness, flavors bursting on my tongue.

 And then I got it home.

I spent the next hour working my fingers into the tiny crags of each pomegranate section, carefully pulling each seed from its pulp, inadvertently flinging seeds all over my kitchen, forever staining a dishcloth, and pretty much being tired of the whole process before I was finished.

 And that's when it hit me.  I'm a little bit like a pomegranate.  At the starting line of the holiday season, I've got some good intentions in my heart, I do!  I intend to spend daily time with Jesus, setting my heart on what's truly important, giving Him the first of my time.  I intend to eat healthy food and take good care of myself in the hurry and scurry of the holiday season.  I intend to keep my budget in check and only buy what I need and can afford.  I intend to reach out to friends, family, and the needy, shuffling my priorities to let them know they are loved.  I intend to carve out time to be a blessing to my man.  I intend to shower my children with meaningful bedtime conversations and solve world problems with them each day.  I intend to live each precious moment, savor the fleeting memories, think only about today's worries, and thank God for everything.

Yeah....  But then the "pulp of life" crowds around all those good and sweet intentions, making them a pain to get to, and suddenly the unimportant or unexpected fillers in life become my life and it's January 1st, and I'm standing in my kitchen going, "What happened?"

 If you think eating a pomegranate is deep, you don't even want to see where I go with a watermelon.


The point is this.  If you don't set out to do it differently, you'll do what you've always done.  This is pretty much true for all of life.  I want mine to look different, so each moment must be an intentional choice. So, I hereby choose to kick December's butt.

 Cause let me just say, the reward is very sweet when you put in the time and effort.


Wanna join me? 


P.S.  I'm giving all of you sweet readers free shipping on all my remaining Etsy items for the month of December!  Enter the coupon code, "freeholidayshipping" when you check out, and the shipping's on me! (Domestic orders only.)