My goal is to share one random Christmas thought each day
this week leading up to Christmas.
I wasn’t able to sleep last night, so I turned to cleaning
out closets and desk drawers to occupy my time and hopefully tire me to the
point that I would fall sound asleep. As I cleaned out desk drawers of
each of my kiddos desks, I ran across pieces of art which they had made in
school, candy which they were hiding, pencils they hadn’t been able to find, a
winter jacket that had been sworn as being stolen by the bottomless clothes
monster, and lots of meaningless papers. It felt a bit overwhelming to
realize how much “stuff” could accumulate if not monitored. We live in a
country full of “stuff”, surrounded by “stuff”, always looking for more “stuff”
to fill a void or want.
I then started thinking of all of the children and families
that don’t have the same opportunities we have here. I often hear myself
and others complaining about the money spent – some don’t even have money to
buy a piece of bread; about not feeling well and making another visit to the
doctor – imagine never having the opportunity for health; about overeating during the holidays – there are those that
haven’t eaten in days or even weeks.
As I thought on all of this, I realized, we are not just
blessed, but abundantly blessed. Look around you today and see if you can
extend your hand to someone. Before you buy that coffee, or next
Christmas gift, or meaningless knick knack – ask yourself if there is someone
you could help today.
Many blessings to you and your family today.
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