{"id":33169,"date":"2013-12-17T08:00:26","date_gmt":"2013-12-17T16:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/?p=33169"},"modified":"2013-12-19T09:08:23","modified_gmt":"2013-12-19T17:08:23","slug":"it-sounds-like-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redeeminggod.com\/it-sounds-like-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"It Sounds like Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"

The sounds of Christmas, I believe, are a little bit of heaven on earth.<\/p>\n

My wife, reading Christmas stories to our three daughters.<\/p>\n

My girls, singing and dancing to Christmas carols.<\/p>\n

Our cats, fighting with each other because they\u2019re tired of being cooped up inside.<\/p>\n

The beep of my coffeemaker when a fresh pot has finished brewing.<\/p>\n

\"soundsThe faint whisper of snow falling on the trees when I go outside to see if our pipes have frozen.<\/p>\n

The muffled whoosh of the vacuum as it cleans up powdered sugar after the girls made \u201cgoose poop\u201d cookies (Russian Tea Cakes).<\/p>\n

Christmas music playing nonstop as my wife decorates the windows with boughs of pine, ribbon, and lights.<\/p>\n

The happy chatter of girls as they frost Christmas cookies\u00a0 for the neighbors.<\/p>\n

The crunch of ice underfoot as I walk to the mailbox to check for Christmas cards.<\/p>\n

The knock of the UPS driver on the door when packages are delivered.<\/p>\n

The girls practicing their lines and their songs for their self-written, self-directed Christmas Pageant.<\/p>\n

The hand saw cutting through the stump of a Christmas tree before loading it on top of the van.<\/p>\n

The tinkling of ornaments as they are hung on the tree.<\/p>\n

The way my wife talks in a hushed voice as we sit on the couch at night and gaze at the lights on the tree.<\/p>\n

The squeals of delight and laughter on Christmas morning as my daughters discover what Santa brought them in the night.<\/p>\n

What sounds help you enjoy the Christmas season?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n


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This post was part of the December Synchroblog, which focused on \u201cComing Home and the Season of Advent<\/a>.\u201d Here is a list of other contributors this month:<\/p>\n