It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Thanksgiving is over, fall is ending and it's time for my favorite time of year.   My black Friday has consisted of Hallmark Christmas movies and decorating my house for Christmas. As I was unwrapping the ornaments and decorations,  I couldn't help but take a trip down memory lane.   Each ornament on my tree has a special memory attached to it.  From the person who gave it to me, to the place it was bought, to what it commemorates, each one is special to me. Unwrapping them is remembering a piece of my life.  I had them all laid out on the couch and started crying over some of them.   Yes, I am a big sap.  But, I can't help it.  This is the way I was made!

As we start this Christmas season,  it is so easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the commercialism and stuff of Christmas,  that is not what I like about this time of year.  For me, Christmas is about the hope of something,  the joy of new birth, and the peace that comes.  One of my favorite things about this season is coming home from work,  putting on Christmas music, turning on the lights and lighting the candles.   There is nothing so relaxing as staring at the lights and just resting.  Christmas for some is not their favorite time of year for a multitude of reasons.  Some are dealing with loss, some are anxious about what is going on, but whatever the struggle,  Christmas is hard for some.  We need to remember to be sensitive to those and if they are not "in the Christmas spirit " as you think they should be, there could be a reason for  the "Bah humbug".  Don't ask what is wrong  or to cheer up and get into the spirit,  but simply smile and wish them a merry Christmas.   If they are close enough with you to share their struggles, then you can settle down with them, but if they aren't sharing then don't ask.  It's not your business and you could end up causing a lot of pain that you won't know.

Here is wishing you a merry Christmas!





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