Christmas is CRAZY!

Christmas is crazy!

This season is crazy, stressful and completely insane.  Have you knocked over any little old ladies trying to get that new sweater for 25% off?  Have you lost your wallet in the frenzy of purchasing stocking stuffers?  Do you remember where you left your shopping list?  Are you screaming "MY LIFE IS INSANE!" at the top of your lungs?

In the frantic "stuff" that happens at Christmas time, I'd like to encourage you to take a moment to relax, sit down with your family and watch a good old Christmas movie like "Miracle on 34th Street" or one of the newer classics like "Home Alone".  No, I'm not advocating violence.  What I'm advocating is time with the ones you love in an atmosphere that nurtures caring and laughter and reminds you of what life SHOULD be like. 

There is much to be said for love and giving without qualification or condition.  God showed His love for us by sending His only Son, Jesus, to show us how to love and live not by instruction, but by example.  The least we can do during the season where we celebrate His birth is to show love to our families, our friends and to others.

Give a gift to Toys for Tots.  Go Christmas caroling at a nursing home.  Send a needy person in your church or at the grocery store an anonymous gift.  Spend a day in the food kitchen feeding the homeless.  These things never go out of style and they teach us that life for us is really not so bad after all.

When you find yourself in the middle of a little ripping-your-hair-out-by-the-undyed-roots stress this season, sit down, relax and enjoy some family time or give a gift.  You won't regret it and your family, friends or stranger will remember it forever.

Blessings this season and all year long,

:::G:::