Today I’m happy and I just wanted to share!  I hope you are well and succeeding at whatever you are attempting to accomplish.  I hope your dreams are becoming reality.  I hope everything is working out the way it is meant to work out. 

Here are the five things I think you should know.

-The first thing you should know: my three year old Grandson can recite The Pledge of Allegiance! Holla! …and he can count to 80. (of course he can!  by the time he was two he could say and identify EVERY letter of the alphabet!)  Grandmother loves it!

-The second thing you will know by the time you get to the first thing: once your children grow up, being responsible for a three year old, even for a few hours is challenging! Holla! I explained to my Grandson what “wearing Grandmother out” means!

-Here is a big thing you should know: I was in Indiana when Jim Caldwell, coach of the Indianapolis Colts, took out the stars of the team and demolished their winning streak. As a born and bred Hoosier, I was not happy! Tomorrow is not promised to ANY of us thus my theory is, play big or stay home! And do it, everyday of your life, for each and every occasion!!!

-I’m sure you all know this one: recovery from the Christmas holiday takes longer and longer every year! Getting back in the swing of things after Christmas is a baby step process!

-The most important thing you should know: the year 2010 holds no greater promises for me than 2009 did! My blessings nor my break-throughs nor my fortune is tied to any particular year! It is tied to me and my faith and my actions and my motivation! 11:59 pm on December 31, 2009 was just as important to me as 12:01 am on January 1, 2010! I don’t believe the hype and neither should you! How disappointing to wake up in 2010 believing a miracle is going to fall out of the sky simply because it is 2010 instead of 2009! I appreciate every sermon and message I’ve heard that tells me to turn the page and step into a new glory and has promised this is my year but the funny thing is… I’ve heard it all before! And I have had hard times at some point of every year and I have been blessed and received miracles at some point of every year! God and His promises and blessings are true yesterday, today, and forevermore! This year, last year and next year!

Those are the five things you should know!  I encourage you to share the things you think we should know and as always, leave your comments, thoughts and opinions!

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This morning was a typical morning. After I got out of the shower, I turned on the weather show Wake Up With Al. Do you wanna hear what the forecast was for my area? Abundant Sunshine! Have you ever heard that particular adjective when referring to sunshine? I hadn’t and to be honest, it caught my attention and made me want to go out and be a part of a day with abundant sunshine! But that is not the only reason I want to go out and cheerfully be a part of this day. The other reason is because I am delighted to be experiencing yet another holiday season and the joy and happiness and goodwill it brings!

I have a girlfriend who hates, absolutely hates Christmas! I think it is because it is too much pressure. My neighbor hates Christmas. I think her reason is because she has always felt let down by Christmas and the overrated (subliminal) promises that Christmastime is suppose to bring and doesn’t. I have a coworker that hates Christmas. I don’t know why, I just know she does. I also know depression and suicide skyrocket at this time of the year. I think it is all due to the pressure society puts on us to deliver on Christmas and the pressure we put on ourselves!

Recently I posted something on Facebook that got a few thumbs up. I wrote: Can I give you the gift of love for Christmas? With the economy the way it is, it’s one of the least costly to me financially IF I give it in the right spirit. It’s one of the most valuable IF you accept in the right spirit. It’s one of the most sought after IF it is displayed in the right spirit. And it’s the most cherished IF handled with the right spirit! How about it? Can I simply give you love for Christmas?

Do you have anyone in your circle of family and friends that you typically exchange gifts with that would accept a simple gift of love this year in place of a tie or purse or perfume or gift card? As they walked toward you with a meticulously wrapped gift could you go toward them with your arms stretched out offering a hug filled with only the gift of love? Can you snub society and traditions and just give the one thing God gives to us so freely day after day?

If I were a betting woman I would bet that my girlfriend, my neighbor and my coworker would come to appreciate and value Christmas more if all that was expected of them was to simply give love and receive love minus all the rest!

Personally, I thoroughly enjoy Christmas! I love the feeling. I love the serenity of the spirit of Christmas. I love the joy of knowing…unto us a child is born, unto us a Son is given! Christmastime changes moods and demeanors. Christmastime inspires and encourages. Christmastime can renew hope in the hopeless. Even if circumstances haven’t changed, the good feeling of Christmas and knowing there is a Savior that was sent to help us (that is such a simple way to say it) can generate faith in those that don’t believe!

From Thanksgiving until New Year, I am happy! I am happy other times, but many of those other times, I am happy because I consciously choose to be. For five weeks at the end of the year, I am happy without thought! I feel abundant sunshine everyday! I must admit, I am very Christmas-y and do the decorations and presents and go overboard! (I have vowed to do better) But I still know that Jesus is the reason for this and all other seasons and if I allow Him, He will bring abundant sunshine to all my days! Not just the last 5 weeks of the year but all 52 weeks!

Today is a good day for Kathy! I just took an 800m Ibuprofen/Motrin for pain in my hip but it is still a good day for Kathy, I am able to walk! I am carrying a slight headache but it is still a good day for Kathy, I am able to write this for you to read! I would love to be out enjoying the day, spending it with family and friends and not be at work, but it is still a good day for Kathy because I have a job! Today the weatherman told me there would be abundant sunshine! He didn’t have to tell me, I already knew because regardless of how things look outside, I will still choose abundant sunshine! And whatever your circumstances, I choose abundant sunshine for you!

Merry Christmas!!!

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Happy Thoughtful Thursday to you and Happy Holidays! I trust you are relaxing in the spirit of the season and embracing every good feeling this time of year exudes in the atmosphere! In all the excitement and shopping and gift giving and goodwill, I hope we always remember… Jesus is the reason for the season!

Today I have five random questions for you. Five things that are either perplexing to me or irritating to me or both! Anyway, I’m stumped. Maybe you can help! Come back and give me your feedback on these five random questions.

1. Why do people call you AT WORK and say, “What you doing”?
2. Why do I have to put on my turn signal to merge onto the highway when I have nowhere else to go but onto the highway?
3. Why do people who say they are Christians take “Christ” out of Christmas and substitute Him with an X?
4. Why do SEEMINGLY intelligent people send out emails/texts that say forward this message to 10 people and you’ll receive this or that (usually money) and if you don’t forward it and break the chain, you will go broke?
5. Why are the Jacksons doing a reality show?

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