I've been busy this afternoon and evening preparing for the Christmas season. I began by taking a box full of presents to the ladies raising money for the American Red Cross for them to wrap. I was able to sit there with them while they wrapped presents for my children and had plenty of laughs with them. It was nice having some adult conversation!! After picking up the kids from school, we drove to the train station where I purchased our tickets for the ride tomorrow to our first ever European Christmas market. We're very excited! Then it was off to the tree lighting where we picked up my first live Christmas tree.
This evening, after getting home and putting the newly wrapped presents under the tree that it hit me how absolutely lucky I am this year. In this economy, there are so many families that will go without this year...without presents, without food, or even without a home. Today I am so thankful for the fact that during these hard economic times, my family will still be able to enjoy Christmas as we have come to know it over the years. We may not have all of our loved ones close this season but we still have each other, a cozy home to celebrate, and a warm meal Christmas evening. I'm thankful for the stability of my husband's job and that fact that he continues to work so hard for our family. It's because of his hard work that I am able to stay home to take care of our kids and household.
Tonight I can lay my head on my pillow and know that my family will be able to make it through the week with our basic needs met. There will be food on the table and clothes on our backs. My hope and prayer is for everyone else to soon have the same.
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