I’ve heard some people write about their Grinch attitude toward those stores having the Christmas sales...like it’s just another way to tempt them to buy more of the things they don’t need and shouldn’t want. But, and here’s the biggie...the idea of peace, goodwill, no gifts, snd plenty of goodness and good cheer....Never too much of that, is there? Some days, we just need a good ole attitude adjustment! I choose not to buy for the most part, but, I still love Christmas with all of my heart. How can that be wrong? Wouldn't it be nice to spread some of that cheer around the whole year?
I am touched by the way the kindness has just radiated outward, wherever I went, whatever I did this season. My neighbor is being transfered, so they are moving, the week before Christmas so that the kids can be settled when school starts up again in January. Many of us in the neighborhood got together and made a basket with mini board games a fun snacks for the trip out to Tennessee.The kids were excited!We even got them an ornament from the White House. I will miss them,but, we may see each other again... Can we please do this kind thing all year round? It never gets old! I promise it won't wear out!
I am so sad that my stores that I shop at are barely breathing, having to give them CPR every couple of weeks, all the while the internet sales are playing it up big! They have been having Black Friday sales for weeks. All of them are always on sale, although, not really. This is being taken way out of control. Methinks it is just a sales ploy without the click and bait. They don't need to! It's Christmas!! Can't we go back to the way we used to do it? I don't think the Black Friday specials are anything more than overstocked items.
I stepped outside to get a snippet of the green, in celebration of this wonderful day. It is barely a week before Christmas and I can feel the excitement in the air. Can you feel it too? The words are weaving and the heart is growing softer, I can almost feel the sprinkling of magic covering me. Watch out! It almost got you!
I do love my ornaments, each and every one. Some the kids made, this one in particular, one of my daughters made out of clay. It took here a week or so to do and each piece was carefull sculpted. She was only 10 at the time, but, it has a great likeness to her. I have three of them as each of the kids made one after they saw the first one go up.
Undoubtedly, most of us give some thoughts to being grateful as the year winds down and we become reflective around Christmas and heading into New Years Eve. But those thoughts may be brief and transient as we focus more on the fun with friends and relatives that dominate the days leading up to it. I hope that everyone enjoys this very beautiful time of year, but, lets keep the reason for the season in our hearts. Peace on earth and goodwill towards man.
The Christmas countdown is making good time. Officially, there are 6 days, 21 hours, 45 minutes and 12 seconds. I give you the Christmas countdown and one Christmas photo.
All I have are my words, armed in my mind, written in pen, stand by stand. Oh, yes. Still by hand. It has a different feel. Altered not by keys, backspace, and delete, I write, erase, tear it to pieces and start all over again. And again.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
…So he paused. And the Grinch put his hand to his ear.
And he did hear a sound rising over the snow.
It started in low. Then it started to grow.
But the sound wasn't sad! Why this sound sounded merry!
It couldn't be so! But it WAS merry! VERY!
He stared down at Whoville! The Grinch popped his eyes!
Then he shook! What he saw was a shocking surprise!
Every Who down in Whoville, the tall and the small,
Was singing! Without any presents at all!
He HADN'T stopped Christmas from coming! IT CAME!
Somehow or other, it came just the same!
And the Grinch, with his grinch-feet ice-cold in the snow,
Stood puzzling and puzzling: "How could it be so?"
"It came without ribbons! It came without tags!"
"It came without packages, boxes, or bags!"
And he puzzled three hours, till his puzzler was sore.
Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before!
"Maybe Christmas," he thought, "doesn't come from a store."
"Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!”…
Dr. Suess
