Day 315
There never seem to be enough hours in the day. That’s doubly true for the weeks
leading up to Christmas. Can’t
Santa change that? Maybe make days
30 hours long instead of 24?
When a call to help comes from the school to volunteer a few
hours to sort canned goods into holiday food baskets, I admit that I think
about taking a pass. Oh, the
shopping. The baking. The holiday card addressing. My to-do list seems to grow as the days
leading up to December 25th zip past in a blur.
But I don’t.
Because the shopping, the baking and the card addressing can wait. It all can wait. If I don’t help needy families in my
community then no matter how much Christmas cheer I buy or bake, I’ll have
missed the real reason of the holiday.
I’m trying hard to whittle it down to the basics: The holidays are about family and
friends. It’s about helping
others. It’s about being fortunate
for what I have and not being wistful for what I don’t.
The rest, the baking and shopping, can wait. And if it all doesn’t get done, that’s
OK, too.
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