This Christmas was hard on a lot of families. New Years is around the corner and there is so much hope for that New Year to be better than this past year has been. I hope and pray it is. I have seen so many people suffering that it made it hard for me to find “Joy” this Christmas.
I took a bunch of items that I no longer wear and had my brother go through his toys that he’s kept since he was born I think and we took them to the Sheriffs department and asked them to deliver the items to the battered women’s shelter. They won’t tell anyone where that is for their protection but they said they would gladly take them to the women and children there.
I have decided to ask my coworkers to do the same and donate them to these ladies too. They are in a mess because of someone else. Sure they might have made bad choices but most of the time, they didn’t ask for the trouble they got. Christmas is about giving and I don’t want it to stop just because Christmas is over. So my New Years resolution is that I will find ways to help those less fortunate than myself all year. It might be something you want to think about too.
Our food drive at work brought in more than the thieves took. What a wonderful blessing for those needy families this Christmas! I will spend the rest of the day with my family, celebrating Christmas with those I love. My thoughts and prayers are with those that can not be with their families. Our solders, those that are homeless on the streets, and those that are lost for the moment because of drugs.
God, on this most holy day of the year, my wish for Christmas is that your love will touch each and everyone. Let those in need know you are there for them to help them. Let those that are serving our country know that you are watching over their loved ones back home. Let those who are lost on drugs know that you love them and will help them too.
As Tiny Tim said in ‘A Christmas Carol,’ God bless us, everyone!!!
There are so many people in need this year that it breaks my heart. Would you believe that someone broke into the local food bank and stole all of their turkeys and most of the food they had for the needy. Can you believe that? I was absolutely shocked when I heard that. It’s not bad enough that people break into houses and steal the Christmas presents from under the trees but to steal food for those that don’t have enough to eat, that’s the lowest of the low in my opinion.
Here at work we are taking donations of canned goods and anything anyone can give to help replenish the food bank. There’s not much time but we even put an ad in the paper asking for help for the food bank. Tears came to my eye when a local poultry factory donated baking hens and some turkeys to help. They donated almost what was stolen.
Then you hear about the Salvation Army firing one of their own, taking his home and car, which they own, all because he has found love again. The problem is she isn’t a part of the Salvation Army. This man has devoted his life to the Salvation Army as did his wife. When she died, he was lucky enough to find love again but not from the Salvation Army. Instead, they kicked him out of everything. Now he and his teenage daughter are homeless on Christmas.
What in the world is wrong with so many people today? It’s Christmas. The season of peace, joy and love…..or it’s supposed to be. Jesus Christ was born on Christmas, or that’s what we celebrate Christmas for anyway and then I see and hear of things like this and it just breaks my heart. If there is just punishment, please Lord see that these people are punished for their actions and punished justly!!! But as always…………..that’s my opinion.
It has been one of those weeks and it just started. If the weather would get better, I know I would feel better. It’s been foggy, dreary, rainy and just down right yucky and I have a bad case of the winter blues already. Really I think what’s going on is I tend to get what I call the Christmas blues just about every year. I don’t know why I do that but I have done it for the past 6 or 7 years.
I always feel like something is missing. Maybe I’m missing my father. I don’t know what it is. See, even people that work in the mental health field are screwed up too. Or is it just me???
My brother had a pretty good MP3 player but he dropped it in a mud puddle last week. It has rained so much lately that there are puddles everywhere. Well anyway I thought that would make a great Christmas gift for him if I got him a really good MP3 player along with some homemade cookies. Believe it or not but he really looks forward to getting some of my peanut butter cookies. I make some mean homemade peanut butter cookies.
Now what in the world can I get my mother? She needs a man but I dare not go there!!! Not unless I’m tired of living and ready for a long nap, like until all eternity if you catch my drift.
