How To Decorate A Foyer For Christmas

 Remember the time you started looking at old photos from several Christmas seasons past, and you were surprised to see this one of the bathroom

 And you thought about all the keepsakes that were loaded in this tree in the dining room

 And you sighed when you saw the soft white and gold that lit the stairway that year

 And you wondered how old this glass ornament is

 And you thought about how much you love your husband and how this year he told you all the places he enjoyed seeing a Christmas tree in the house

 And you smiled when you saw the photo of this little ivory tree that was used so much it fell apart

 And you decided right then and there that someday you wanted a bunch of white Christmas trees to decorate in "sherberty" colors to make the house look like a Dr. Seuss Christmas house

 And you thought that the gold on the mantel could have been toned down just a touch with some white or silver

 And you reminisced about the second Christmas you were married and a new friend was depressed and wasn't going to decorate for Christmas or clean her house

 And you told her that her children needed to have some Christmas cheer

 So you cleaned and decorated her house for Christmas because Jesus loves her and so did you

 And you wonder what ever happened to her and her children

 And you thought about how fast time is passing

 And you chuckled when you remembered your daughter saying she had decided that the lamb was God's favorite animal because the Bible sure talked about lambs a lot

 And you wondered how you should decorate your own foyer this year

 Because if you don't hurry up, you won't have time after decorating for other people

 And you thought about the year that you used a lot of lavender  Christmas decor around the house and how you were definitely tired of that look because it seemed so "last Tuesday" or something

 And you really loved the white and gold and silver that you used that one year and you wondered if you would like to use it again

 And you remembered that these poor little trees were used so much that they fell apart too

But you remembered that you had used fabric that you had on hand from other projects and it was really budget friendly to achieve this look in the foyer 

 And you almost, yep almost, laughed out loud when you remembered that last year you put this tree in the window seat?

 

Yeah, did you remember all that as your memories flashed before your eyes?

 And the look in the foyer was understated and quickly put together...and it showed.

But you knew that whatever you decided to do with the Christmas decor,

 

Christmas would come and go

 

and all you really needed to

 

decorate the foyer for Christmas

 

is

 

A HEART FULL OF LOVE

 

for those who live here

and those who come and go through your door.