Do you hear the Bell?

Every Christmas season 

a few weeks before the actual day 

"I hear the bell." 

I am ready to pull out all of my decor and begin 

hanging lights and singing Christmas carols. 

But for some reason not this year. 

I pulled my tree out of the attic after 

Thanksgiving! Which never happens 

I am a get the tree up Nov 1st kinda girl. 

I hung a few lights and wrapped my bushes out front

but it wasn't the same. 

There are no ornaments on my tree but one

A special one from my parents that we received 

for our 5 year anniversary. But nothing else. 

I am just not excited to do it this year. 

Every year that goes by I think, next year 

next year we will have a baby to celebrate with! 

and here we are 3 Christmas's later and still no child of our own. 

I hate thinking of the holidays that way, but it's just the harsh truth. 

So for this year I will try hard to "hear the bell" when I am 

with my family and keep faith that next Christmas 

we will have a child of our own to celebrate with. 

What about you? Do you hear the bell?

I found a quote on pinterest last night that I am in love with: 

SHE

IS CLOTHED IN 

STRENGTH 

AND 

DIGNITY, 

AND SHE 

LAUGHS 

WITHOUT FEAR 

OF THE FUTURE. 

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