Posts Tagged ‘love’
How I Put the Joy Back in Christmas
Friday, November 21st, 2008
For many years, our family’s Christmas seemed to be about shopping, stuff, stress, and slush. There is not much we in the northeast can do about the slush, but our family has gotten away from the other three.
One Christmas morning I sat receiving hugs, kisses, and thanks from my two children as they unwrapped gifts “from Mom and Dad.” I was terribly unhappy. Why? I learned several years ago that the best place to look for that answer is within me. It’s not always easy to pin down the cause of unhappiness, but I’m pretty sure blaming someone else is not helpful.
