I bet you are counting down until Santa arrives and some are probably counting down until Christmas is just gone.
We are less than a week away from the GREATEST Day of man kind. We as Christians consider this one of the most important days in our religious life. This is the day that our Savior came to this Earth that he might save us. Now I know some of you who read this don't go to church or don't even care about that part of Christmas. But all in all I firmly believe that you and I both know the true meaning of Christmas.
We have lost sight of the real meaning of Christmas. I will be the first to tell you that I am overly excited about Stephen waking up Christmas morning to see what Santa has brought him. But we as Christians do not take enough time to read the story of Christmas. We hurriedly read it and move on to opening presents. Maybe this year with Christmas being on Sunday you will take time. We ( my family and I ) will be attending church early Christmas morning.
As Christmas approaches we find ourselves racing against time to finish our Christmas shopping. I finished my shopping last Friday night at about 11:30 PM. Then we find ourselves trying to find the best and quickest way to wrap these gifts and get them under our trees. I found myself up early Saturday morning working on the whole wrapping deal.
But the past couple of weeks I have myself a little more emotional than I normally would be for this time of year. Found myself angry last week at the fact people can be so ugly, so rude, so disrespectful. But I find myself in tears more than anything. Why? I will be glad to explain. TRUE LOVE! If you don't know true love then it's hard for you to understand I guess. As my family is being built back together I am realizing what true love is. It's the same as that true love God sent that night in Bethlehem. This year I will be able to celebrate Christmas as a family again. My sweet sweet child I do believe has realized what just might be taking place. God speaks in unusual ways sometimes, we just have to be listening with the right heart and mind.
I prayed tonight while in the middle of traffic in Dothan that the Good Lord above just get me home safe. I told momma that some people drive grocery carts like the drive their cars and that is totally creepy! The Lord got me home and just before all the rain and storm blew through. But while in Wal Mart this afternoon I realized something... That a genuine smile goes a long way. And our attitude says a lot also. It could have been easy for me to get frustrated with all the traffic, the rude people in Wal Mart, the crazy driving skills of others, the weather but why let that stuff rip my heart up over and over. I started smiling at people tonight in Wal Mart and it was truly amazing how many of them just gave me odd smiles back. They couldn't quite figure out what my "motive" was.
So as we continue to countdown to Christmas let us remember the real reason for the season, to make someone smile, to learn what True Love is, and to just ENJOY the Christmas Holidays!
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
It always happens.....
It always happens about this time every year. People get anxious, stressed and just plain mean around the holiday season. They loose that "giddy" feeling for the holidays. Everyone starts off around Thanksgiving as happy as can be. They are just so excited about the holiday season that has finally arrived. But now by mid- December everyone is scrooge and just ready for "it" to be over.
Jeeze people what seems to be the problem? We have a million reasons why we should still be as giddy now as we were right before Thanksgiving. Let me share some wonderful examples.... First of all, We as CHRISTIANS celebrate a history changing, history making birth! A birth that changed everything for us. Next, we get to spend precious time with family and friends, the ones we love. We get to watch our children's face light up Christmas Day to see what Santa had brought their way. The giggles, the whispers, the laughter, the smiles, the food, the pictures, the memories, the love, my list could go on and on as to why we should be so GIDDY right now.
But instead of finding ourselves giddy, we find ourselves stressed, short tempered, scrooge, just ready for "it" to be over with so we can get back to normal. Why? Are you stressed because of all the shopping that YOU waited last minute to do? Wow, really? Don't take that out on someone else... That is your own fault!!! Shopping for your loved ones should be fun anyways. I don't just go buy something and delegate it to go to a certain person, I buy to fit that persons personality. Things that have meaning. You may not have a lot of money and that's ok too. The year I was pregnant with Stephen we really couldn't afford to buy any Christmas gifts.... So I bought plain wooden picture frames for the soon to be grandparents and great grand parents. I asked a wonderful friend of mine to paint them for me with Stephen's name on them. That Christmas gift was one of the best I think they ever received. All of them loved them. So don't blame money, you have a way around it. Don't let work get in the way of your holiday spirit... Just because you work with Scrooge doesn't mean you have to let him rub off on you. Show him/her what Christmas love is all about. Don't refer to Christmas as "it". Really, "it" has a name!! Make a point to tell people Merry Christmas. See the smile and that will help your smile.
So relax, enjoy the holiday season. Christmas will be here and gone before you know. Don't regret not doing something just because you had lost your "giddy" feeling.
Early Merry Christmas!!!
Jeeze people what seems to be the problem? We have a million reasons why we should still be as giddy now as we were right before Thanksgiving. Let me share some wonderful examples.... First of all, We as CHRISTIANS celebrate a history changing, history making birth! A birth that changed everything for us. Next, we get to spend precious time with family and friends, the ones we love. We get to watch our children's face light up Christmas Day to see what Santa had brought their way. The giggles, the whispers, the laughter, the smiles, the food, the pictures, the memories, the love, my list could go on and on as to why we should be so GIDDY right now.
But instead of finding ourselves giddy, we find ourselves stressed, short tempered, scrooge, just ready for "it" to be over with so we can get back to normal. Why? Are you stressed because of all the shopping that YOU waited last minute to do? Wow, really? Don't take that out on someone else... That is your own fault!!! Shopping for your loved ones should be fun anyways. I don't just go buy something and delegate it to go to a certain person, I buy to fit that persons personality. Things that have meaning. You may not have a lot of money and that's ok too. The year I was pregnant with Stephen we really couldn't afford to buy any Christmas gifts.... So I bought plain wooden picture frames for the soon to be grandparents and great grand parents. I asked a wonderful friend of mine to paint them for me with Stephen's name on them. That Christmas gift was one of the best I think they ever received. All of them loved them. So don't blame money, you have a way around it. Don't let work get in the way of your holiday spirit... Just because you work with Scrooge doesn't mean you have to let him rub off on you. Show him/her what Christmas love is all about. Don't refer to Christmas as "it". Really, "it" has a name!! Make a point to tell people Merry Christmas. See the smile and that will help your smile.
So relax, enjoy the holiday season. Christmas will be here and gone before you know. Don't regret not doing something just because you had lost your "giddy" feeling.
Early Merry Christmas!!!
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