Hello people!! We can control that!! Ever notice that the people who are the happiest are those who "forget themselves" in the service of others?
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| No elf left behind |
What is one to do?
My favorite Christmas happened early in our marriage when we were barely getting by. We were living very much hand-to-mouth-- a struggling household with beautiful children.
Essentially spending our pocket change, we made our own Christmas presents--place-mats, picture frames, etc. Our Christmas 'cards' were made by hand. I still remember the "mouse theme" we chose. We drew our own designs and passed our fingers and thumbs from an ink pad to the card-stock to create the bodies of the little mice-reindeer. We added twigs other items with glue, and made little sayings for the inside.
Life was just as busy then as it is now. That Christmas was one of the few times that we all worked together with such common purpose. There was little money put into the gift giving, which made it even more special.
They were gifts from the heart, given with love. We laughed together.
Today enters my friend, 'Maisymak' who is a talented and inspiring author. On the internet, she found what is perhaps the world's best advent calendar and posted it to her blog. The advent calendar is all about giving one act of love per day. The title is #Lighttheworld.
See it at http://www.maisymak.com/ .
This advent calendar helps us 're-set' the tone for the Christmas holidays.
I invite you to join 'Maisymak' and me in celebrating Christmas the old way--by loving and serving others.
#Lighttheworld. Brilliant!!!
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