This Holiday Season

Well, first of all, for any of you who do pay attention to this blog. Sorry for the lack of updates recently. Hopefully I can get back on track.

Isn't it a great time of year. The cold air gives us that feeling of Christmas as soon as we walk out the door. Today it's about 27 degrees outside. It's days like this that really make me grateful for the blessings I have in my life. Days like this, when we are scurrying from our heated home or office to our car, should remind us that a lot of the world does not have these luxurious. Sometimes we get used to living in this American suburbia bubble where things like heated cars and homes are the norm. Meanwhile there are people all over the world who struggle to get warm through this time of year. Even in our own midst this season, we will find ourselves passing by homeless and impoverished people who do not have the blessings we have. Yet, when it is time for opening gifts we still have the selfishness to complain or be disappointed with gifts we receive. The point of this blog post is not to come down on us for receiving those gifts, but rather to encourage us to put those gifts and the blessings we enjoy in perspective. May we not forget that we are a very blessed people and that there are many people in this world who are not so fortunate.

So, This Holiday Season, try to impact someone's life. Give yourself to a cause. I know our church is doing a program called Stars of Hope which provides Christmas gifts for needy families. If you attend our church, even if you are a teen with "no money", I would encourage you to grab a star. I'm sure we could and would all do more of these kinds of things if we stopped long enough to think about how much we have been blessed. There are plenty of causes out there that we can involve ourselves in, make sure you take the time to get involved in blessing people in some way This Holiday Season. May we always find ways to share our blessings with others.