Many times it’s so easy to look at your life and see what is lacking. Even worse you look at others lives and wonder how they seem to have so many “good” things happen to them. The truth is we just don’t recognize how “good” we have it.
This year with the tightened economy our kids will not be getting quite as much for Christmas, and my wife and I weren’t supposed to get each other anything (I did it anyway). While that may feel a little depressing, we will be having family dinner that we were able to purchase, of which we’ll prepare and partake in our home. There are some families that will have to rely on the compassion of others to even get a meal, much less worry about presents. I’m by no means putting them down, I’m simply reminding myself that I have been blessed. There will be people spending the holidays in the hospital with a loved one or because they have a health issue themselves. There are many scenarios which could be worse than the circumstances we’re going through. However, we shouldn’t have a, “things could be worse” attitude. We should have a grateful attitude. No matter our situation, God loves us and cares about us. Merry Christmas.
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