Merry Christmas

Oh come let us adore him, Christ the Lord!

Calming at Christmas

I have found a way to calm down at Christmas time. It seems like so many people expect you to do so many things. I enjoy most of the activities, but sometimes, especially with a wedding coming too, I get a bit frazzled. So, when I start feeling a little overwhelmed, I go into the living room and sit by the Christmas tree and start enjoying the lights. I glance over at the empty nativity scene and just start thinking about the meaning of Christmas. I mean really, do you think life was easy for Mary and Joseph? Maybe quieter, but just as difficult. For some reason that calms me down and I can cope with my simple life. We have it pretty easy I think, washers, dryers, dish-washers, sewing machines, so many things to help us but it is too easy to see the hard and not focus on the blessings. My Christmas wish is to learn to focus on the blessings.