I absolutely love Christmas.  I love what it represents from a Christian standpoint.  I also love the togetherness it brings.  I enjoy getting to see my family, because unfortunately we all get so busy throughout the year it's just about the only time we get to visit.  I also love seeing the looks of surprise on peoples faces when they open gifts.  I love giving and receiving Christmas cards.  I love the fun music.

 

I had a very great experience helping out the local food bank this year.  Not only do they provide food, but with the help of the local newspaper they put together a Christmas wish list.  People write letters to the foodbank, they publish the letters on their website and in the newspaper, then people in the local community "adopt" a family for Christmas.  I only updated their website information, but it was really extraordinary to see all these families adopted for Christmas.  People who otherwise wouldn't have gifts for their children got the help they need from people in the community who wanted to do something good.  It was really lovely to see.  I think the foodbank said they gave over 2000 people gifts this Christmas.  I thought that was really special.

 

Christmas is one of the few times a year when people see the spirit of giving.  It happens all year round, we just hear about it more around this time of year.

 

Merry Christmas Everybody!

 

May your 2008 be the best year yet.  May everything you set your hands to do prosper.  May you have plenty of food on your tables.  May you have smiles from strangers and realatives.  May you have green lights all the way to work, and may you always get a good parking spot.  I hope that 2008 is the year that wishes can be made a reality for you.

 

Peace and God Bless. 

Someone in the office made chocolate turtles.  They really look like turtles.  I don’t want to eat it.  It’s too cute.   A co-worker IMed me this morning and said that she bit the head off her turtle so that it wouldn’t watch her eat the rest of its body.  Funny, but yet disturbing.