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It's Hallmark Time!


Something you may not know about me is that I'm a Hallmark Fanatic!! There are very few Hallmark movies and shows that I don't like.  I watch it all year long.  I know the actors by name and of course have my favorite.  I buy Hallmark shirts and sweatshirts.  I throw a Hallmark Party every first part of November to kick off the Christmas movies.  And I'm always on the search for filming in my area.  I got to watch them film last year and I was enthralled!  It was fascinating.  I sat there for hours watching like a crazed fan, which I am.  haha!

Last night kicked off the Hallmark Christmas movies.  It started a week earlier then normal, but I didn't mind at all!  I put on my "Hallmark is my favorite season" shirt curled up under my covers and watched.


I woke up this morning thinking, what is it about Hallmark that I like so much?  The storylines can be cheesy and the acting isn't always the best.  But yet I come back and watch all year.  

While pondering I thought about how I like how clean it is, I like that it always ends on a happy note, I like feeling good while watching it, I like that they have good morals - family time is most important, job doesn't need to be first priority, etc.  

I thought about when I first really became a fanatic and that was after my car accident in 2016.  I was in a dark place from pain and hallmark made me feel better.  It lifted my spirits and gave me hope for a time with no pain.  It gave me a moment to forget about my pain and see other people happy.

The conclusion I came to is that life is hard and sometimes we just need an escape from reality and that's what Hallmark is for me!  I know I shouldn't try to escape - I HAVE AN AMAZING LIFE!  But I get physically and mentally exhausted from the trials of life.  My personality type says, if I'm tired lets step away for a minute.  And so I step away to a fantasy land of Hallmark where I know everything will end with roses and sunshine!  

When I come back I'm ready to face my trials again.  I can see my roses and sunshine in my life that God gives me daily!  Which he does!  It may be a peak of a sun ray, but it's something.  He reminds me even in my darkest trials that He is there and won't leave me.

What are you tactics you use when you are physically and emotionally tired of life?  How do you cope and move forward?

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