Maybe I should write more often...

I have to confess, it's been so long since I wrote last that I forgot how to start a new post.  Just in case there really is anyone out there reading, you should know that I don't want to write just to write. There are plenty of bloggers already doing that, and the world doesn't need another one. That said, I will try to write about my life lessons, thoughts, ideas and other things that I think may be helpful to my kids some day.

It's the Christmas season. Only 3 shopping days left! ...and of course, I'm not sure what else I need to get. Maybe I should start that list I was going to make a while back. Or maybe I'll be the one surprised on Christmas when everyone opens the gifts and I realize I forgot someone... oops.

My thoughts on the season are simple:

1. Christmas should be more about each of us celebrating the day Christ was given to us as a baby. It should be a private celebration between us and God that can be put into action by giving of ourselves, our time and our wealth to others in a sacrificial way that, in a small way, reflects His original gift.

2. Buying gifts for people who don't need (and often don't want) them is a waste of time, money and resources that can go to help those who do need those resources.

3. None of us can do EVERYTHING to help make this world a better place. But EVERYONE can do SOMETHING to do just that. ...and not just this time of year, but this is a good time to begin doing something every day.

People look forward to this time of year, because they get "warm fuzzies" from seeing all the good in the world. Why can't we have that all year? The answer is that we can. It only takes one person to buy a stranger's coffee in the drive through, be a good listener, or just smile and tell someone they look great today to start a chain reaction that can reach around the world. Just think... if we commit to do something for someone else once a day...  what a difference we could make in our little part of the world.

I hope you have a Blessed and Merry Christmas! May God Bless you today, and always!