Christmas Blessings to Everyone
With love and friendship I give you all Christmas blessings:
To those who have had as hectic an Advent as I have; remember that Joseph and Mary had a chaotic one as well, riding a donkey to a census in Bethlehem while 9 months pregnant. May God give you some peace and rest when all is said and done.
For all of you going to Christmas Mass or worship services; may God remind you to get there at least 45 minutes ahead of time to get a good seat, and may you find a good parking spot.
To those who will be spending Christmas Eve assembling bikes, dollhouses, or in our case basketball hoops; may God bless you with perseverance, patience, and with a little energy boost when you look at the clock and see that it is 2:00 a.m. and you are still surrounded by nuts and bolts.
To all those who will be making Christmas cookies, pies, pastries, and other delights; may God miraculously extinguish the pounds added to your bodies from all the "taste testing" going on as you prepare your treats.
To those who will be preparing Christmas dinner; may God inspire your spouse to do the dishes.
To all those whose children will be bounding into your bedroom at 5:00 a.m. Christmas morning; may God bless you with children who will excitedly (but patiently) wait until you've poured your cup o'coffee or tea to pick you up.
For those of you who have carpeting in your home; oh dear...may God bless you with a steam cleaner to get up all the chocolate and candy cane droppings your kids left while stuffing themselves with the treats found in their stockings early in the morning.
To those of you who "do Santa" with the kids; may you be given the wisdom to sort out which gifts (the big ones) are from you and which ones (the not-so-big-ones) are from "Santa" to ensure that the kids won't think Santa is cooler than you are.
Again, to those of you who "do Santa"; may you all realize that there really was a St. Nicholas, and may we better imitate his love and generosity throughout the entire year.
To all those who plan on throwing their trees out on the 26th; remember it is the 12 Days of Christmas, beginning with Christmas Day and going through 'til the feast of Epiphany, the day the three wise men presented gifts to Baby Jesus. Well, if your tree is dried out and you must throw it away, at least remember to keep celebrating the season beyond December 25th.
To all those who will be starting a diet on January 2; remember, it isn't a diet, it is a lifestyle change that involves emotional soul searching and a resolve to....oh blah blah blah!
For those who are married; may God bless your marriage and help you to grow into a couple who strives to follow God's will for your lives as Mary and Joseph did.
To those who will be surrounded by large families and many friends this season; may God help you to see them all with His eyes and love them the way He does. May you have a joyous time together and make wonderful memories.
For those who will have a quiet Christmas; may God bring you peace and may you grow closer and more intimate with our infant Lord.
To those who won't be blogging much over the next week; may God bless your activities abundantly.
To those who will be blogging more than usual because the kids are home, you have nowhere you have to be, and you are still hanging around the house in your comfy pj's at noon; may God bless your down-time, be with you as you catch up on all the blogsphere happenings, and give you interesting things to write about.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
To those who have had as hectic an Advent as I have; remember that Joseph and Mary had a chaotic one as well, riding a donkey to a census in Bethlehem while 9 months pregnant. May God give you some peace and rest when all is said and done.
For all of you going to Christmas Mass or worship services; may God remind you to get there at least 45 minutes ahead of time to get a good seat, and may you find a good parking spot.
To those who will be spending Christmas Eve assembling bikes, dollhouses, or in our case basketball hoops; may God bless you with perseverance, patience, and with a little energy boost when you look at the clock and see that it is 2:00 a.m. and you are still surrounded by nuts and bolts.
To all those who will be making Christmas cookies, pies, pastries, and other delights; may God miraculously extinguish the pounds added to your bodies from all the "taste testing" going on as you prepare your treats.
To those who will be preparing Christmas dinner; may God inspire your spouse to do the dishes.
To all those whose children will be bounding into your bedroom at 5:00 a.m. Christmas morning; may God bless you with children who will excitedly (but patiently) wait until you've poured your cup o'coffee or tea to pick you up.
For those of you who have carpeting in your home; oh dear...may God bless you with a steam cleaner to get up all the chocolate and candy cane droppings your kids left while stuffing themselves with the treats found in their stockings early in the morning.
To those of you who "do Santa" with the kids; may you be given the wisdom to sort out which gifts (the big ones) are from you and which ones (the not-so-big-ones) are from "Santa" to ensure that the kids won't think Santa is cooler than you are.
Again, to those of you who "do Santa"; may you all realize that there really was a St. Nicholas, and may we better imitate his love and generosity throughout the entire year.
To all those who plan on throwing their trees out on the 26th; remember it is the 12 Days of Christmas, beginning with Christmas Day and going through 'til the feast of Epiphany, the day the three wise men presented gifts to Baby Jesus. Well, if your tree is dried out and you must throw it away, at least remember to keep celebrating the season beyond December 25th.
To all those who will be starting a diet on January 2; remember, it isn't a diet, it is a lifestyle change that involves emotional soul searching and a resolve to....oh blah blah blah!
For those who are married; may God bless your marriage and help you to grow into a couple who strives to follow God's will for your lives as Mary and Joseph did.
To those who will be surrounded by large families and many friends this season; may God help you to see them all with His eyes and love them the way He does. May you have a joyous time together and make wonderful memories.
For those who will have a quiet Christmas; may God bring you peace and may you grow closer and more intimate with our infant Lord.
To those who won't be blogging much over the next week; may God bless your activities abundantly.
To those who will be blogging more than usual because the kids are home, you have nowhere you have to be, and you are still hanging around the house in your comfy pj's at noon; may God bless your down-time, be with you as you catch up on all the blogsphere happenings, and give you interesting things to write about.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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