Season of Christmas

Christmas is so much more then a holiday now, Christmas has become a season, summer fall winter, CHRISTMAS, and spring… and I LOVE it!
We all have our Christmas list…..
- guitar hero, video games
- digital camera
We have Christmas music on the radio beginning November 1st.
Christmas is also a time for family and friends to gather where traditions are repeated, year after year and we look forward to them every year. For my family, it’s making chocolate chip cookies for the grandpas as they jet off to the south for the winter like migrating birds. My family also has a tradition of Chinese food for dinner on Christmas Eve before the candle light service at church. What are some traditions you do with your family or friends?
With all the food and shopping for everyone on your list, wrapping gifts and listening to Christmas music and enjoying the Christmas cards which come in the mail, have you ever just stopped for a minute to really take everything in?
When we start to see the red kettles outside and a bell ringer at the retail stores we know that Christmas is truly around the corner. The Toys-4-Tots drive and Adopt-a-Family are just a few organizations that are in full gear right now looking to put a smile on every child’s face and lift a weight off parent’s shoulders. Food shelves are trying to meet the demands of families wanting to put a meal on the table for Christmas Day. I had the opportunity this year to help with Adopt-a-family, for those of you who may not know, it is a nation wide program run through interfaith outreach. Families are able to apply for a wish listed and then the community adopts them and shops for their needs and wishes. These families have diapers, snow pants, socks and cub gift cards on their wish lists.
Being a teenager myself, I know volunteering at the soup kitchen on Christmas may be out of our hands but I challenge myself as well as you to step back from all the “glam” of the Christmas season and reach out to others. To donate your change in the red kettle, or donate some toys were needed is very important. If anything, donate your time somewhere, or wish someone a happy holiday that you may not know. This is all part of what Christmas is about I also challenge you to post on the site your traditions, or something you’ve done that touched others as well as yourself this holiday season!
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