I am not a happy holiday person.
I am a Merry Christmas person.
I like Christmas, in fact I would like it if we could
celebrate Christmas all year.

Every day as Christmas what an idea!
For that to work, I would have to make a few changes.

I would have to understand what celebrating Christmas really is and really is not.

Well the first one is easy, I understand Christmas is the day of the year we focus on the gift of the person, Jesus Christ. But what part of that do we focus on? his birth, his life, his death, his resurrection, his humanity, his divinity,his sacrifice?

Maybe I could learn one lesson a day about Jesus.
So I understand him better.

Gifts that’s ok, I can’t afford to do extravagant things, so maybe I could do a special something for one person a day, take turns, reach out.
I like that idea.

Maybe that neighbor I have never met, needs another set of hands to do a project and cant, because there is no one to help.

Or the man with the terribly dirty windows, who is in a wheelchair and cant wash them, and it drives him crazy, but is to afraid to ask for help, well maybe I can get just a couple of those windows washed,
don’t get crazy, just do a couple, leave it open, maybe I’ll want to come back and do more.

And that old lady with all the dogs needs someone to tell her favorite dog story to for a hour or two,
or help bathing one of the dogs.

And the parents, or grandparents always need something done.

And the boss’s wife who was pretty snotty, well maybe I can bring a bouquet of flowers from my garden
in for her, and not say a word.

And when is the last time I invited, the pastor’s wife to lunch out.
Or treated them to a movie.

Great opportunities come seldom in our life, but small opportunities come often.

It’s a wonderful thing to learn to give, without expecting anything back.
It’s good for me and for my family to look beyond ourselves.

So that is my plan for the holidays, what’s yours?
And as some of you know the first issue of the Carnival of 100 Bloggers
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